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Bernie Sanders: “Do you know how much money these guys in the pharmaceutical industry have spent over the last 20 years on lobbying and…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2021
Do you know how much money these guys in the pharmaceutical industry have spent over the last 20 years on lobbying and campaign contributions? $4.5 billion.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
Source
msnbc.com

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Senator Sanders points out the significant financial influence of the pharmaceutical industry in politics through lobbying and campaign contributions.

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