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On the recordMarch 22, 2021
How many people need to die, how many people need to get unnecessarily sicker before Congress is prepared to take on the greed of the pharmaceutical industry?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the urgent need for Congress to address pharmaceutical pricing issues.

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