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Sen. Bernie Sanders Shared His Thoughts on Trump’s Executive Order For Drug Pricing.
When it comes to all the kitchen table issues affecting the American people in this end stage capitalist society, there are few, if any, that I’m more passionate about than our healthcare system. Maybe having to write a letter to an insurance company at eleven or twelve years old begging them to cover the cost of a medication you need will do that to you, but frankly that’s incredibly tame compared to what others go through. We live in a society where insurance companies and drug companies play God, dictating who lives and dies based on their ability to turn a profit.
Enter Donald Trump, who recently made headlines signing an executive order urging pharmaceutical companies to lower the cost for prescription drugs.
Obviously, it should come as no surprise that none other than Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders had some thoughts.
Andrew Stanton with Newsweek writes:
“…Sanders, who has regularly pushed for Congress to take action on lower drug prices, reacted to the executive order in a statement released Monday. Sanders is a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats and is one of the most progressive senators.
He warned he does not believe courts will allow the order to stand, encouraging Trump to…
