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Bernard Sanders: “What does one say to a person to say thank you for your tax dollars developing the drug, but I am sorry you can't afford…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2023
What does one say to a person to say thank you for your tax dollars developing the drug, but I am sorry you can't afford the treatment you need to save your life.
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Bernard Sanders
Vermont

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Chairman Sanders questions the affordability of treatments developed with taxpayer funding.

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