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'Outrageous': Trump Loaded Up on Big Pharma Stocks While Jacking Up Drug Costs

An analysis released Friday by Democrats on the congressional Joint Economic Committee details how US President Donald Trump loaded up on shares of major pharmaceutical companies last year as his administration and Republican allies enacted policies that benefited the industry—at the expense seniors and other patients. The JEC analysis estimates that…

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Common Dreams· Oct 16, 2:56 PM'Outrageous': Trump Loaded Up on Big Pharma Stocks While Jacking Up Drug Costs

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