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Baucus' Base: Big Pharma

By Big Tent Democrat

Brian Beutler:

According to the New York Times, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America will spend $150 million specifically boosting for the health care reform proposal introduced last week by Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT). PhRMA has already spent millions on ads supporting the idea of reform more generically. But now that Baucus has come forward with an industry friendly proposal of his own--one that's significantly less progressive than the other proposals in Congress--PhRMA's throwing it's weight specifically behind his plan.

I'm old enough to remember when candidate Obama railed against special interests and taking lobbyist money. Those were the days . . .

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 14, 2009 (boomark / email).