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      Watchdog Calls On Judge With Pharma Investments to Recuse From Drug Pricing Case

      "Any chance that Judge Rose evaluates this case in his own personal financial interest, rather than by the letter of the law, is a significant threat to judicial ethics."

      Jake Johnson
      Sep 01, 2023

      Update:

      U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Rose on Friday withdrew from a case aimed at blocking Medicare from negotiating drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies after the Revolving Door Project highlighted his ownership of stock in Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca.

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      Patients, Health Advocates Push Big Pharma to Drop 'Unconscionable' Lawsuits

      "We will not relinquish these commonsense reforms while high drug prices remain a matter of life and death for so many Americans," a coalition said of the Inflation Reduction Act's medication pricing policies.

      Jessica Corbett
      Aug 16, 2023

      As health advocacy groups and patients celebrate the one-year anniversary of U.S. President Joe Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act, a coalition on Wednesday urged pharmaceutical industry executives and allies to withdraw their "unconscionable" legal challenges to the IRA's medication policies and "instead negotiate lower drug prices."

      The coalition gathered in Washington, D.C. for a livestreamed delivery of over 150,000 petition signatures and a letter from more than 70 organizations to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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      Democratic Senators Rip Corporate Lobby for 'Cheerleading' GOP Default Threat and Tax Cuts

      "The American people deserve to understand why you are supporting even more deficit-busting tax giveaways for giant corporations, while also cheerleading Republican demands to inflict painful, job-killing austerity on everyone else."

      Jake Johnson
      May 27, 2023

      The Republican Party's debt-ceiling hostage scheme has benefited from the support of the United States' largest corporate lobbying organization, which has given its stamp of approval to the GOP's push for major federal spending cuts, punitive new work requirements for aid programs, and permitting changes sought by the fossil fuel industry.

      While House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) office has reportedly not met with representatives of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce during the debt ceiling standoff, a representative of the powerful business group said earlier this week that such a meeting would be pointless given that the Chamber and the GOP are so closely aligned.

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