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Bernie Sanders is an American politician and activist who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. A member of the Independent party, Sanders is known for his progressive policies and advocacy for social justice, healthcare reform, and income equality. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007, where he was the first independent elected to the House in 40 years. Throughout his career, Sanders has been a vocal critic of economic inequality and corporate influence in politics.
Madam President, I listened carefully to what Senator Scott and others have said about the barbarous acts committed by Hamas against innocent men, women, and children--the mowing down by machine guns of young people who were doing nothing…
We pay for the research, drug companies develop the drug, they make billions, and then they charge us the highest prices in the world for the product.
Right now, we pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.
We spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as any other industrialized nation.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record at the appropriate place the commitment letters for the Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023 and the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023. There being no…
The status quo is not working. We need fundamental changes in the way that the NIH addresses the crisis of prescription drugs.
We need a NIH Director who is prepared to take on the greed of the pharmaceutical industry and use every tool at his or her disposal to substantially lower the outrageous cost of prescription drugs.
What does one say to a person to say thank you for your tax dollars developing the drug, but I am sorry you can't afford the treatment you need to save your life.
The outrageously high cost of prescription drugs in America is a crisis and it must be addressed.
Will you commit to us that you will work to make sure that Americans do not pay higher prices for prescription drugs in this country than people around the world?
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