Impeachment Inquiry Dashes Prospect Of Govt. Rx Price Negotiation Bill

By John Wilkerson, Rachel Cohrs / September 24, 2019 at 11:35 PM
The House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry all but kills the chances of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) striking a deal on drug pricing with President Donald Trump, lobbyists and analysts say, though they had always said there was little prospect in government drug price negotiation becoming law. What’s less clear is how the impeachment inquiry affects other drug pricing proposals. White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said Tuesday that “House Democrats have destroyed any chances of legislative progress for the people...


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