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Tony Vargas: “You've taken more than $500,000 from prescription drug…”

Featuring: Tony Vargas, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Nebraska, District 2

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Watch KETV's debate between Rep. Don Bacon and state Sen. Tony Vargas

Published | Video Starts at 24:35

Whereas on the other side, your record of fighting on behalf of working families, you voted against their interests for lowering prescription drug costs or lowering insurance premiums. And You've taken more than $500,000 from prescription drug companies and insurance companies. It's clear who you work on behalf of. We need to send somebody to Congress that knows what A working class family is going through, and that's what I've been going through. (24:35–24:41)

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Asserts that [Congressman Bacon] has received over $500,000 from prescription drug and insurance companies.

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