{"id":680748,"date":"2022-06-01T15:03:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T15:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radiofree.asia\/?guid=5509c590319bb4b66547ae94819185cd"},"modified":"2022-06-01T15:03:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T15:03:26","slug":"progressives-blast-manchins-hypocrisy-in-calling-for-lower-drug-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/06\/01\/progressives-blast-manchins-hypocrisy-in-calling-for-lower-drug-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressives Blast Manchin\u2019s Hypocrisy in Calling for Lower Drug Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"

Progressives within and beyond Congress took aim at Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday after the West Virginia Democrat infamous for blocking his own party’s priorities took to Twitter to call for lowering prescription drug prices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sharing a photo with older residents of his state, Manchin <\/span>said<\/a> <\/span>that “by allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, capping the cost of insulin at $35 per month, and allowing the importation of drugs from Canada, we can lower prescription drug prices in America. We must take action and keep the promises we’ve made to our seniors.”<\/p>\n

The tweets were swiftly noticed by critics who pointed out that Manchin prevented the passage of the Build Back Better (BBB) Act, a sweeping package approved by House Democrats last year that <\/span>included<\/a> <\/span>various drug pricing reforms.<\/p>\n

Responding to the senator, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) <\/span>tweeted<\/a> <\/span>that “you literally killed the bill to do this.”<\/p>\n

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Wow, what an amazing display of audacity and gall. @JoeManchinWV<\/a> literally killed the bill that would have done precisely this and now he trolls for votes on the issue.#ThisIsAmerica<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/6ob6YZQ0sK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mitchell Plitnick \"\ud83d\udd25\" (@MJPlitnick) May 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n