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Lloyd Doggett: “The Republican members of the Congress are pretty much…”

Featuring: Lloyd Doggett, Democratic | U.S. House Texas, 37th Congressional District

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 60 with Rep. Lloyd Doggett

Published | Video Starts at 20:09

That's right. What's the debate like on that? There's not much debate. Okay. The problem is that The Republican members of the Congress are pretty much bought and paid for by the pig pharma and some Democrats are on long term lease. As I say, they fight this without being able to advance good reasons. They, they, they make the argument that we will lose new drugs. (20:09–20:18)

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Asserts that pharmaceutical companies have significant influence over Congress members.

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