Month: April 2019

As drug prices have soared, lawmakers and patient advocates have pushed the federal government to deploy for the first time a powerful deterrent: a legal provision that allows it to suspend a drugmaker’s patent and license someone else to produce the drug. Now, responding to industry alarm over those demands, the Trump administration is proposing …

WashPost: A rare deterrent to limitless drug price increases may die under Trump Read More »

Today, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos announced Democrats are capitalizing on the proven energy in Texas by putting boots on the ground to establish a new DCCC:Texas Headquarters. Led by experienced Democratic political experts and Texas Natives Roger Garza and Michael Beckendorf, DCCC:Texas HQ will be centrally located in Austin where three of …

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, countered on Wednesday night that he wished the request had actually been a “little earlier and a little bit broader in scope.” “This is a president with a history of questionable tax activities, a president who deviated from other candidates in refusing to disclose his returns,” Doggett, a senior Democrat on …

Dallas Morning News: As top Texans fight over Trump’s tax returns, here’s what you need to know about House Dems’ request Read More »