Sen. Warren’s “War on Pharma”: Rhetorical Blast, But Remarkably Limited Objectives
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Despite her reputation as a populist, anti-corporate crusader, Elizabeth Warren did not focus on Big Pharma in her first years in the Senate. The headlines following a speech by Warren last week suggest that has changed – but the actual legislative proposal looks a lot different than the rhetoric makes it sound.
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