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Showing Original Post only (View all)Why did Cory Booker vote against Bernie Sanders Amendment to allow drugs to be imported from Canada? [View all]
Amy Klobacher and others supported it because it would help Americans with the high price of drugs
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Why did Cory Booker vote against Bernie Sanders Amendment to allow drugs to be imported from Canada? [View all]
still_one
Jun 2019
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He wasn't the only Democrat either who voted against that. On this we agree Shanny, drug pricees
still_one
Jun 2019
#9
Booker also receives more money from Wall Street interests than even Mitch McConnell
sop
Jun 2019
#36
My point is that the sum of all defense manufacturing - and manufacturing of anything represents a
karynnj
Jun 2019
#42
The biggest reason articulated by many of the Senators who voted against the bill was that...
George II
Jun 2019
#7
The drugs and pharmaceuticals are inspected and subject to strict regulation GOING IN to Canada.
lapucelle
Jun 2019
#11
A certificate signed by the exporter is all that is required for the export of drugs.
lapucelle
Jun 2019
#19
There's no guarantee an employee of a pharmacy hasn't adulterated prescription drugs
HerbChestnut
Jun 2019
#24
THAT should put this matter to rest. Your answer certainly explains this vote to me.
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#29
The matter was put to rest in January 2017. I wonder why it was suddenly revived.
lapucelle
Jun 2019
#30
"F.D.A. Says Canadian Company, CanaRx, Sells Unsafe Medicines to U.S. Buyers"
George II
Jun 2019
#37
Exactly. The Canadian government doesn't control exported drugs as closely as exported drugs.
George II
Jun 2019
#38
The drugs consumed by Canadians aren't necessarily the same being exported to other countries....
George II
Jun 2019
#39
Its called vetting the candidates. The bulk of the criticisms I see against candidates here are
still_one
Jun 2019
#26
You are right, and the among other things one problem with that bankrupcy bill was it would not
still_one
Jun 2019
#27