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James Lankford: “There's an issue that we worked on for several years with…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Published | Video Starts at 04:23

Yeah, we try to not just complain, we try to also say there are some things that we work on that we be able to get done Let me give you one of them that got done actually today. There's an issue that we worked on for several years with pharmacy benefit managers. These are the folks behind the scenes that are driving up the cost of pharmaceuticals to all Americans. That was actually in the bill that got signed today by the president. (04:23–04:28)

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Asserts ongoing work on issues with pharmacy benefit managers.

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