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On the recordDecember 2, 2014
It is a moral issue--how many people in this country will suffer, and how many will die very painful deaths because they can not access the drugs they need because of the excessive costs.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Highlighting the moral implications of drug pricing on patients' access to treatment.

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