At a Senate Finance Committee hearing yesterday, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley admitted that his party is in the pocket of big pharma and that if GOP senators like Marco Rubio are re-elected to give Republicans the majority, they would do nothing to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.
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MSNBC: “Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who has previously negotiated a plan to lower prescription drug costs with Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), admitted during a committee hearing it would likely be hard to pass if his own party regained control of Congress.”
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Senator Marco Rubio has taken over $170,000 from big pharma corporate PACs throughout his career.
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