"Senate Republicans voted in the early hours of Thursday morning to reject an amendment offered by Sen. Bernie Sanders that aimed to cut US prescription drug prices in half by mandating that Americans pay no more for medications than people in Canada and other wealthy nations."
"The amendment vote put nearly every Senate Republican on the record against a policy supported by President Donald Trump, who signed an executive order directing federal health officials to communicate most-favored-nation price targets to pharmaceutical manufacturers."
"Experts have noted that, without congressional action giving the federal government more power over drug pricing, pharmaceutical companies would not be required to comply with the proposed targets - rendering Trump's order effectively meaningless."
Senate Republicans voted against an amendment proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders that aimed to reduce US prescription drug prices to levels comparable to Canada and other wealthy nations. Only two Republicans supported the amendment alongside Democrats. The vote highlighted a contradiction, as the amendment aligned with a policy previously endorsed by President Trump, who had issued an executive order for fairer drug pricing. Experts indicated that without congressional action, Trump's order lacked enforceability, leading to continued rising drug prices in the US.
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