You hear of people regularly going to Canada and other places to get less expensive drugs. Why is that? Because those countries negotiate on behalf of their citizens. Until recently, the big pharmaceutical companies had a sweetheart deal that prevented those negotiations, but two years ago, we passed a bill to get those started. Sadly, my opponent would have voted against that measure. He said that many times we are seeing real reductions in prices that will save both patients money, but will also extend the solvency of Medicare. (05:23–05:36)
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Asserts that a bill was passed two years ago to start negotiations with pharmaceutical companies.
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