183 Republicans vote against making prescription drugs cheaper (dollar, billion, minorities)

[chucksnee]

Originally Posted by Mtnluver8956

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Read more, post less.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-...-bill/987/text

Typical cut and paste and not even reading what they provided.....

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

Yeah, both parties tack stuff on all the time. In order of being fair to pointing out both parties doing stuff, here is a funny one.

I realize that but they amended it knowing full well it would kill the bill.

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by Old Gringo

And this surprises exactly no one.


Pubs always vote against the public and in favor of fatcats.

The bill passed out of committee unopposed, the Democrats purposely killed it by amending it. There is no other conclusion you can draw.

[Ralph_N_1962]

we need less govt meddling not more

[Mtnluver8956]

Originally Posted by chucksnee

Typical cut and paste and not even reading what they provided.....

I did. Did you? Everyone's talking about conspiracies. Radical rights seeing unicorns lately.

[hawaiiancoconut]

Fake news!

[skeddy]

just like the Mueller investigation, the ACA is dead. This bill supplies money to a rotting corpse. Senate won't even consider it.

[PilgrimsProgress]

Originally Posted by middle-aged mom

I am aware that several states, red and blue, have or are contemplating bills allowing residents to buy prescription meds from Canada, subject to Federal approval. I am not aware there was a recent Federal bill. Did I miss something? Could you provide a link, please.

Americans can buy drugs anywhere in the world via the internet. I do and so do plenty of others. We don't need a law.

[ottomobeale]

Originally Posted by PilgrimsProgress

Americans can buy drugs anywhere in the world via the internet. I do and so do plenty of others. We don't need a law.

You are just lucky they have not found yours. YET.

https://tarbell.org/2018/06/trump-ad...her-countries/

>The U.S. government has stepped up seizures of drugs ordered by Americans from international sources through the mail—including cheaper, legal medications from legitimate pharmacies, Tarbell has found.

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https://theintercept.com/2017/01/12/...e-from-canada/
>Bernie Sanders introduced a very simple symbolic amendment Wednesday night, urging the federal government to allow Americans to purchase pharmaceutical drugs from Canada, where they are considerably cheaper. Such unrestricted drug importation is currently prohibited by law.<

[nedergras]

Maybe Mexicans need to smuggle drugs, the good kind that keeps people alive.