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      A man sorts prescription pills

      Dems Say Bill to Kill Price Controls Shows GOP 'Wants You... to Spend More' on Meds

      "If you thought Republicans were done trying to repeal overwhelmingly popular healthcare policies that bring down costs—think again," said Sen. Patty Murray.

      Jessica Corbett
      Oct 07, 2022

      Democratic leaders on Friday blasted a new Republican bill that would roll back modest prescription drug pricing reforms that U.S. President Joe Biden recently signed into law.

      "Their new bill is a giveaway to Big Pharma at the expense of seniors."

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      Senate Dems Help Torpedo Resolution That Would Have Blocked $650 Million Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia

      "My simple question is, why in the world would the United States reward a regime that has caused such pain in Yemen with more weapons," Sanders asked after the vote. "The answer is we should not."

      Brett Wilkins
      Dec 07, 2021

      The United States Senate on Tuesday evening voted down a joint resolution that would have blocked the proposed sale of $650 million worth of U.S. armaments to Saudi Arabia, weapons critics said will help exacerbate a war in Yemen that is driving one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

      "The war in Yemen has had devastating humanitarian impacts and we must end it as swiftly as possible. Selling more weapons to a key party to the conflict when there's been no progress does the opposite."

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      New Report Urges Biden to Stop Arms Sales Fueling Saudi 'Devastation' of Yemen

      "It's time for the Biden administration to cut off this support as a way to change Saudi conduct and relieve the suffering of the Yemeni people caused by Saudi actions."

      Brett Wilkins
      Dec 02, 2021

      As the ongoing Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen's civil war continues to kill, maim, and displace civilians--over 300,000 of whom have died during more than seven years of fighting--a report published Thursday urges the Biden administration to end critical U.S. support for the atrocity-laden campaign by blocking pending arms sales and stopping future weapons transfers.

      "Without U.S. arms, maintenance, and spare parts, the Saudi military would not be able to prosecute its brutal war in Yemen."

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