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On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
He stated in the same interview a couple of days ago that we should negotiate with pharmaceutical companies under Medicare Part D to try to bring down prescription drug costs.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine references the President-elect's stance on negotiating drug prices.

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