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Ron Johnson: “Drug companies using their power to get a new drug…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Ron Johnson on Corruption, Elon’s DOGE, RFK Jr. and Trump Presidency | EP 213

Published | Video Starts at 19:27

We need somebody to assure food and drug safety. And by the way, we need drug companies. I'm not the only guy that wants a life saving new cure. But when you see Drug companies using their power to get a new drug, patentable drug approved, that doesn't work as well as the current drug. that's generic or other molecules. I mean, that's why they sabotage early treatment. Things like ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine. (19:27–19:39)

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Asserts that drug companies get new drugs approved that are less effective than existing ones.

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