Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jan 2019
Senator Bernie Sanders, potential 2020 candidate, to introduce bills on prescription drug costs
9 January 2019 - Senator Bernie Sanders, who says he is still considering a second presidential run in 2020, is teaming up with Democratic leaders in the House to put forward a series of bills that address one of the most talked about issues among voters: the rising cost of prescription drugs.
The tactic of introducing bills to outline an aspirational agenda is one the progressive senator mastered in the in the past with measures on health care, equitable wages and climate change.
On this topic, though, President Trump and his Cabinet have generally agreed that prescription drug prices are too high, leaving open the possibility that some of these Democratic bills could enjoy bipartisan support. Many of the principles outlined in Sanders’ bills ring similar to other ideas proposed by this White House.
