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On the recordMarch 21, 2017
Are drug companies exploiting the system and taking advantage of consumers like Mr. Mitchell, while making obscene profits at their expense?
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch questions the ethics of drug companies' pricing strategies.

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