Political Quotes

On the recordMay 4, 2023
We are losing about 60,000 people a year unnecessarily because they can't afford the medicine they need.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the consequences of high prescription drug costs.

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