Some background on Corey Booker's vote, and his concerns

[Grey Lemercier]

2. Booker and Casey are both being disingenuous

So are any of the other 13 Dems Democrats who voted Nay on the Klobuchar amendment (the one everyone is wrongly giving the main credit to Bernie for, but thats another issue).

https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/188/actions

The Wyden Amemndment never made it to an actual vote for approval. It was ruled out of order. It is very disingenuous for Booker and Casey (and any other of the 13 Dems who voted against the Klobuchar Amendment) to say they voted Yes on the actual Wyden Amendment. They simply voted to allow it to be voted on via an exemption to the budgeting rules. If it had been granted that exception, they would have voted No in terms of actual passage. It's the old shell and pea game to cover their arse for doing big pharma dirty work.

Also, Klobuchar's Amendment language about drug importation was originally introduced in November, NOT 10 minutes before the vote. So Booker's excuse there us shot down.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/wonkette.com/610392/wtf-democrats-why-did-ted-cruz-vote-better-than-you-on-reducing-prescription-drug-costs/amp?client=ms-android-samsung

Here are the 13.

Michael Bennet (D-CO) – 2022
Cory Booker (D-NJ) – 2020
Maria Cantwell (D-WA) – 2018
Thomas R. Carper (D-DE) – 2018
Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA) – 2018
Chris Coons (D-DE) – 2020
Joe Donnelly (D-IN) – 2018
Martin Heinrich (D-NM) – 2018
Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) – 2018
Bob Menendez (D-NJ) – 2018
Patty Murray (D-WA) – 2022
Jon Tester (D-MT) – 2018
Mark Warner (D-VA) – 2020