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Manchin Threatens to Leave Democratic Party Over Social Infrastructure Bill
Joe Manchin wants Democrats to peel their own bill down to nothing. Call his bluff.
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.
Manchin and Sinema Obstruct Reconciliation With No Proposal of Their Own
Sinema opposes the massively popular drug price reform program, while Manchin opposes climate regulations.
Poll Finds 88 Percent Support Sanders’s Plan to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
The CBS poll found majority support for many of the Build Back Better Act’s key proposals.
Private Equity Is Sucking Up More and More Medicare Cash
Research has found that private equity investors reduce competition and negatively impact patient outcomes.
Sanders Asks If Manchin Thinks Seniors Having Dental Care Is an “Entitlement”
“Does Senator Manchin really believe that seniors are not entitled to digest their food?” Sen. Bernie Sanders asked.
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.
House Dems’ Reconciliation Bill Would Add Dental Benefits to Medicare — in 2028
Progressives say the delayed implementation is morally unacceptable and politically problematic for Democrats and Biden.
Sinema Opposes Drug Bills After Receiving $750K in Donations From Big Pharma
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is rejecting a drug-pricing proposal supported by nearly 90 percent of voters.
Pharma-Funded Democrats Are Opposing a Crucial Drug-Pricing Plan
If they vote with conservatives, they are conservatives.