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On the recordApril 4, 2017
We have heard from oncologists and other doctors that people are dying. Their patients are dying because they cannot afford the outrageously high prices of prescription drugs.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the dire consequences of high drug prices on patients' lives.

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