Liberals Cautiously Optimistic About ‘Outdated’ Pelosi Drug Pricing Bill

By John Wilkerson / September 10, 2019 at 6:06 PM
Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are pleased a leaked version of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s drug pricing bill calls for direct government negotiation of prices without an arbitration backstop, but they are waiting to see whether the final version includes other policies advocated by the caucus before taking a firm position. Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) said he expects Pelosi to release an updated version of the supposedly outdated draft soon, but he and other caucus members...


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