Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2019
In Washington, a partisan approach to lowering drug costs leaves Democrats doubting their own party leadership
16 May 2019 - Two top Democratic lawmakers are questioning Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s strategy to couple legislation to lower prescription drug costs with far more contentious Obamacare bills, saying the tactic nixes potential for a bipartisan win.
Democratic leadership plans to hold a floor vote Thursday on the combined package of health care bills — effectively rebuking the Trump administration for its attempts to roll back the Affordable Care Act and simultaneously daring Republicans to vote against drug pricing reforms that are increasingly popular.
Republican lawmakers vowed to oppose the package, despite their support for the drug pricing legislation. The Trump administration threatened a veto. And in a rare criticism of leadership, even some Democrats openly lamented the strategy to couple the health issues together.
