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Tim Kaine: “If you imagine how much that would be for all of the drugs that have been on the market for multiple years and have…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2021
If you imagine how much that would be for all of the drugs that have been on the market for multiple years and have reached really high prices, then, yes, that would also translate to improved consumer savings and lower prices, lower health care premiums, which might translate to higher wages, and I think it would affect the entire economy.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine discusses the economic impact of lowering drug prices.

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