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Bernie Sanders: “Their concerns have been more to maximize the rents that they get out of their drugs than maximizing innovation or…”

On the recordMay 14, 2012
Their concerns have been more to maximize the rents that they get out of their drugs than maximizing innovation or maximizing the health of the world.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders highlights the prioritization of profits over global health in drug negotiations.

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