Tammy Baldwin: “Corporate profits went up 75% over [the past three years].”

“Why haven't the prices also gone down? You know, we saw a lot of inflation. It went up like 14% over the course of three years. But you know what? Corporate profits went up 75% over [the past three years]. that same period of time. We need a cop on the beat for consumers. And then in terms of getting stuff done, you know, I've always had a focus on the healthcare system, and especially recently, the high cost of prescription drugs.” (16:26–16:30)

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