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Greg Casar: “We bring down the price of prescription drugs by saying if…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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Congressman Greg Casar discusses The CPC's New Affordability Agenda at CFA's Consumer Assembly

Published | Video Starts at 11:12

We bring down the price of groceries by cracking down on grocery stores that use anti competitive practices. We bring down the price of prescription drugs by saying if Big Pharma doesn't want to provide an adequate supply of generics at a fair price, the government will do it for them. I started today with a lot of bad news, but there's actually really good news. If we stand together in this moment where consumers and workers are so pissed off and are looking for leadership, we have a chance to make enormous change. (11:12–11:23)

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Asserts a plan to reduce prescription drug prices by having the government supply generics if necessary.

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