I just don't understand how we allow a situation to continue where these companies make billions of dollars in profit who essentially lied to physicians, lied to the American people, and have caused an epidemic.
Bernie Sanders: “I just don't understand how we allow a situation to continue where these companies make billions of dollars in profit…”
On the recordNovember 29, 2017
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Senator Sanders expresses frustration over companies profiting from the opioid epidemic.
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