Sanders: GOP blocked 'Trump proposal' to lower drug prices

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Sanders: GOP blocked 'Trump proposal' to lower drug prices

BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 12/06/16 06:46 PM EST

Senate Republicans blocked a push by Sen. Bernie Sanders Tuesday aimed at lowering drug prices.

The Independent Vermont senator tried to get unanimous consent to amend the 21st Century Cures Act, which is expected to pass the Senate on Wednesday, to allow the importing of prescription drugs from other countries and for Medicare to negotiate drug prices.

He linked his amendment to President-elect Donald Trump's comments on the campaign trail about prescription drug prices.

"During this campaign ... Trump promised among other things to lower the prices of prescription drugs," Sanders said from the Senate floor.

"I am quite confident that all of my Republican colleagues will support an amendment in my hands that will do exactly what Trump said he would accomplish as president," he added. ...

Read more:
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/309119-sanders-gop-blocked-trump-proposal-on-drug-prices

[putitinD]

1. the GOPers are bought and owned by big pharma

[TygrBright]

6. They're not the only ones. See the "21st Century Cures" voting list... n/t

[RKP5637]

2. Hey, the deplorables are getting what they love, high drug prices, wealthy billionaires just like

them running USA, Inc 'till it's out of business, marginalized health, marginalized social security, minimal education, toxic wastelands across the US, kids off the war to be killed or maimed, hey, it's what the deplorables love. FUCK THEM!!!

[Angry Dragon]

3. republicans hate Americans that are not wealthy

they want Death Panels

[Lucky Luciano]

4. Good going Bernie.

Either this passes (1% chance) or he gets to troll them in the process of calling them out (99% probability).

[progressoid]

5. And they'll blame Obama when their RX prices go up.

[Cosmocat]

8. YEP!

This

[demmiblue]

7. K&R