… and making sure that we are not dependent upon just a handful of companies for things that are critical to our security, our safety and our public health. And then The Inflation Reduction act...finally stood up to the big pharmaceutical companies and said we need to be able to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Americans. who cannot afford them, who are choosing between paying for groceries and taking the medicines they need. And part of that is by having Medicare finally negotiate just like every other industrialized country. (36:01–36:18)
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Asserts that the Inflation Reduction Act aims to lower prescription drug costs.
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