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Peter Welch: “The sad truth is that Pharma, for all the good it does with life-extending and pain-relieving drugs... is holding all of…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2019
The sad truth is that Pharma, for all the good it does with life-extending and pain-relieving drugs... is holding all of our good constituents hostage.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch highlights the negative impact of high drug prices on constituents.

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