In effect, Democrats were accusing the Republicans of hypocrisy on the issue of drug prices
states that H.R. 3 would give “Medicare the power to negotiate directly with the drug companies” and make “the lower drug prices negotiated by Medicare available to Americans with private insurance, not just Medicare beneficiaries.”
It would also prevent “drug companies ripping off Americans while charging other countries less for the same drugs,” introduce “a new, $2,000 out-of-pocket limitMedicare beneficiaries” and “[reinvest] in innovation and the search for new cures and treatments.” In effect, the Democrats were accusing the Republicans of hypocrisy by not taking up the bill they had already passed to address the problem of drug prices.President Donald Trump in front of and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during Tuesday's State of the UnionRELATED VIDEO: Protesters Loudly Chant ‘Kill the Bill’ and ‘Shame’ as Senate Prepares to Vote on Health Care Bill
There were other tensions between President Trump and the Democrats in Congress on Tuesday. He is currently on trial in the Senate after the House’s Democratic majority
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