They're having to pay huge prices for these drugs because there's no negotiation except through some insurance plans with Medicare. And the same pharmaceutical companies by the way are the ones who offshore their operations put their Ireland … We cannot get access to pharmaceuticals at a reasonable price or some of the same pharmaceuticals actually developed here in this country are sold around the world at a fraction of the price that Americans [pay]. … How could anyone, I don't care where your political ideology is, defend Americans paying more for American made drugs for a company that's hiding their profits overseas when you know … (19:28–19:43)
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Asserts that pharmaceuticals developed in the U.S. are sold cheaper abroad than in the U.S.
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