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Peter Welch: “Pharma companies abuse the love we have for one another to…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Senator Welch on Affordable Medication Legislation

Published | Video Starts at 00:19

You know, if you have savings, you'll spend it, if you have a home, you'll remortgage it, you'll do, you'll liquidate your pension fund. And there's a real cynicism by the Pharma companies abuse the love we have for one another to extract incredible prices through manipulative ways. You know, when you're talking about how you should be focusing on going to school, you should be focusing on your relationships with your friends and family, every one of … (00:19–00:37)

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Asserts that pharmaceutical companies exploit personal relationships to charge high prices.

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