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Rick Scott: “Right now our seniors are relying on generic drugs from a…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Sen. Rick Scott Warns: U.S. Seniors Rely on China for Life-Saving Drugs

Published | Video Starts at 01:15

We know from studies that it's not safe. We know that they can cut it off like they did with PPP after Covid, like they've threatened to do with rare earth. So Right now our seniors are relying on generic drugs from a country that has decided to be our enemy and that could stop all the drugs coming back and most of the drugs coming into this country. And by the way, they're not safe anyway. And these are drugs that seniors are particularly dependent on because these are actually drugs that depend on to, to keep, stay alive. (01:15–01:28)

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Asserts that seniors rely on drugs from China, which could halt drug supply.

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