House to vote on bills to lower drug prices but Republicans balk at Obamacare protections

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16 May 2019 - The House is set to vote Thursday on a big, bipartisan set of bills to lower drug costs, but it will be a tough pill for Republican law makers to swallow.

Democratic leaders have packaged the drug price legislation with a several bills aimed at strengthening Obamacare, which have Republican representatives crying foul.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended the grouping Wednesday, saying that Democrats are delivering on their promises from the midterm election to protect those with pre-existing conditions and tackle health care costs.

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