Senator Who Took Donations From Big Pharma Blocks Vote on Bill to Lower Drug Prices

Sure there is still money to be made, gotta make sure they can still lay the golden egg.

Corruption on full display.

Thank you my friend MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. for posting the perspective from childrenshealthdefense.org writer Jake Johnson
Kudos to Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), and every Republican in the U.S. Senate for blocking the Build Back Better Act

Background from {[childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/sen-mike-crapo-big-pharma-blocks-vote-lower-drug-prices
"Sen. Mike Crapo (R- Idaho), a major recipient of pharmaceutical and insurance industry donations, on Thursday blocked an attempt by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to force a vote on the Cutting Medicare Prescription Drug Prices in Half Act, a bill that would slash prescription drug prices.'
Sanders, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, requested unanimous consent to proceed to debate and a vote on the Cutting Medicare Prescription Drug Prices in Half Act, a measure he introduced earlier Wednesday alongside Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).
If passed, the bill would bring the prices of drugs covered by Medicare into line with what the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Federal Supply Schedule pay for the same medications.
According to a 2017 Government Accountability Office study, the VA “paid an average of 54% less per unit than Medicare” for a sample of hundreds of brand-name and generic drugs.
But Crapo — a major recipient of pharmaceutical and insurance industry donations — objected to Sanders’ request to advance the legislation, claiming it would usher in “more bureaucracy.”
Legislative action against sky-high and rising drug prices frequently ranks as a top priority of voters, and Sanders has warned that Democrats could face disaster in the upcoming midterms if they fail to deliver.
The Build Back Better Act, sweeping legislation that includes provisions to cut medicine costs, is stalled in the Senate due to opposition from Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), and every Republican in the chamber.'

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