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Moderna Vaccine Should Be For the People — Not Just Rich People
A dispute over the Moderna vaccine's authorship could prevent the vaccine from reaching countries in need.

Americans Want Tougher Controls on Drug Prices Than What Democrats Are Offering
A new poll shows the public is unified on lower drug prices, but pharma campaign cash is keeping legislation in check.

Big Pharma, GOP Plot to Use Senate Parliamentarian to Stop Drug Price Reforms
Lobbyists are urging Republican senators to use parliamentary challenges to scrap drug-pricing language in the BBB Act.

As Pharma Cash Rained Down, Sinema Killed Democrats’ Prescription Drug Plan
How will Sen. Kyrsten Sinema be rewarded for killing off popular drug pricing proposals?

Ilhan Omar Says “Follow the Money” in Rebuke to Conservative Democrats
The Minnesota Democrat detailed a variety of ways lobbyists mobilized to kill overwhelmingly popular proposals.

Big Pharma Delivered Campaign Cash to Key Lawmakers With Surgical Precision
Campaign donations to members of Congress are only the tip of the iceberg of the industry's influence peddling.

Sinema and Manchin Go for the Throat of the Social Infrastructure Bill
It's a damned hard day at the office when working with Manchin is the best available choice.

Omar: Manchin and Sinema Are Doing Big Pharma, Big Oil and Wall Street’s Bidding
Two conservative Democrats have stalled and forced President Biden to radically scale back his agenda.

Corporate Democrats’ Toothless Drug Pricing Alternative Is a Coup for Big Pharma
Pain, suffering, health complications and even death are the costs people in our country pay for Big Pharma's greed.

Big Pharma Makes More Off of US Sales Than Rest of the World Combined
Conservative Democrats have been fighting to keep a drug price negotiation provision out of the reconciliation bill.