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bill actually has a chance of passing.
“I could dream up any bill that says
this, that, and the other thing, but unless
it has a chance of actually becoming
law it’s worthless. Our bill actually has
a chance of becoming a law,” Schrader
said.
Schrader, along with the two other
moderate Democrats, has faced sharp
criticism from the left following the
Sept. 15 vote. In a statement, Senator
Bernie Sanders said, “I understand
that the pharmaceutical industry owns
the Republican Party and that no
Republican voted for this bill, but there
is no excuse for every Democrat not
supporting it.”
Former US Labor Secretary Robert
Reich tweeted on Sept. 15, “Two of the
three Democrats who tanked the party’s
proposal to allow Medicare to negotiate
lower drug prices — Scott Peters and
Kurt Schrader — together have received
more than $1.7 million in donations
from Big Pharma. Follow the money.”
According to The Oregonian,
Schrader inherited a fortune from his
grandfather, a former executive at leaders in campaign fi nance reform.”
Pfi zer. Pfi zer has donated the third-
It’s still possible that Democrats
most money to Schrader and in total, could add drug price negotiation
pharmaceutical companies have given through a diff erent committee before
him over $600,000 since 2007, accord- the full $3.5 trillion package hits the
ing to non-profi t research website fl oor later this fall.
OpenSecrets.
But
Schrader
denies that this
I could dream up any
infl uences his work
in Congress, say-
bill that says this, that,
ing he’s been tough
and the other thing, but
on pharmaceutical
companies over his
unless it has a chance of
career.
actually becoming a law it's
“I just think my
track record speaks
worthless. Our bill actually
to the other way. I’ve
has a chance of becoming a
been pretty tough
on those guys,”
law.
Schrader said.
He added that
he takes “money
from a lot of dif-
ferent groups,”
and that he’s
been “one of the
— REP. KURT SCHRADER
Schrader and the other moderate
Democrats’ push back on the bill signi-
fi ed how diffi cult it may be to pass the
reconciliation package altogether.
“I’m probably one of the more out-
spoken folks that are concerned about
the level of spending envisioned in this
reconciliation package overall,” said
Schrader. “Why do we need to spend
more money? I don’t get it. It’s time for
business to step in and spend money.
Pay people a good wage and start to
produce some of the goods and ser-
vices that are now in short supply.”
Two groups, the Polk County
Oregon Democrats and Lincoln
County Democrats, organized a protest
at Schrader’s offi ce in Lincoln City on
Wednesday, Sept. 22. Organizers said
the rally was “in support of lowering
drug prices and the Build Back Better
Reconciliation Bill.”
News tip? Contact reporter Joey
Cappelletti at editor@keizertimes.
com or 616-610-3093.
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