Democratic leaders are considering changing a provision in their signature $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill that would limit the costs of prescription medication, a provision that key moderate swing voters have found especially odious. Specifically, the provision would cap the price of prescription drugs to a level consistent with the prices paid for the same medication in other developed countries. For weeks, prominent Democrats have marketed the provision as a key part of their reconciliation package. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the author of the original budget proposal, emphasized the importance of the provision and the pharmaceutical industry’s efforts to kill the provision in a tweet. Sanders wrote: “Pharma has spent hundreds of millions opposing our efforts to lower prescription drug costs. Meanwhile, the six major drug companies made $50 billion in profits last year and pay their CEOs outrageous salaries. We must stop Pharma greed and pass the Reconciliation Bill.” Speaker …
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