{"id":2703,"date":"2018-06-11T14:31:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T14:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2018\/06\/11\/memo-one-month-after-trump-announced-drug-plan-costs-continue-to-soar\/"},"modified":"2018-06-11T14:31:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T14:31:00","slug":"memo-one-month-after-trump-announced-drug-plan-costs-continue-to-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/memo-one-month-after-trump-announced-drug-plan-costs-continue-to-soar\/","title":{"rendered":"MEMO: One Month After Trump Announced Drug Plan, Costs Continue To Soar"},"content":{"rendered":"

MEMORANDUM<\/span><\/p>\n

TO: <\/span>Interested Parties<\/p>\n

FROM: <\/span>DNC War Room<\/p>\n

DATE<\/span>: June 11, 2018<\/p>\n

RE: <\/span>One Month After Trump Announced Drug Plan, Costs Continue To Soar<\/a><\/p>\n

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It’s been a month since Donald Trump announced his drug plan, where he promised to stand up to the pharmaceutical industry and rein in the costs of prescription drugs.    <\/span><\/p>\n

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Rather than take real action to improve the economic well-being of millions of Americans who struggle with skyrocketing prescription drug costs, Trump’s plan has done little to lower drug costs and, in fact, could actually make them more expensive.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pharmaceutical corporations have also won big from other Trump policies, including the Trump tax.  Pharmaceutical companies received a disportionately large giveaway, with many companies receiving billion-dollar breaks.  Unsurprisingly, so far this money has been passed along to their wealthy shareholders instead of used to lower drug prices.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is what Americans have come to expect from Trump — an administration that puts corporate special interests first.  While Trump has shown where his loyalties lie, Democrats will stand up to corporate greed, and continue to fight to lower prescription drug costs and restore economic fairness for all Americans.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Americans Continue To Struggle With Rising Drug Costs<\/span><\/p>\n

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One month after Trump unveiled his drug pricing plan, Americans are still suffering the consequences of the administration’s inaction. Here’s some of what they are saying about rising drug prices:<\/span><\/p>\n

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