WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, voters across the country elected candidates who ran on promises to lower prescription drug prices. Today, Patients For Affordable Drugs Now launched a new ad to ensure they deliver on those promises. Democrats and Republicans made relief from rising drug prices a central part of their campaigns through speeches, ads, and debates.
“From Maine to Arizona, voters sent congressional candidates to Washington who committed to relief from high drug prices for the American people. And now we will hold them to those promises,” said David Mitchell, a cancer patient and the founder of Patients For Affordable Drugs Now.
“President-elect Biden has made unifying the nation his first priority, and no issue unifies Americans like the need to lower the prices of prescription drugs,” Mitchell added. “We will mobilize our full support behind President-elect Biden and members of Congress from both parties who act to deliver meaningful reform to lower prescription drug prices.”
The new campaign kicks off this week with the ad slated to run on digital media platforms. In the coming months, the campaign will include grassroots mobilization and virtual visits to Capitol Hill by patients to press for promised reforms.
The ad features President-elect Biden and winning Senate candidates on both sides of the aisle promising to take on skyrocketing drug prices. Included in the ad are Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), Gary Peters (D-MI), Steve Daines (R-MT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Senator-elect Mark Kelly (D-AZ).
Patients For Affordable Drugs Now is an independent, bipartisan patient organization focused on advancing policies to lower drug prices. It does not accept funding from any organizations that profit from the development or distribution of prescription drugs.
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President-elect Joe Biden: “We’re going to make sure we reduce drug prices.”
SUPER: This election season (thank goodness it’s over)
Senator Tina Smith (D-MN): “I have been working to lower prescription drug prices.”
SUPER: Across the country, Democrats and Republicans made a promise
SUPER: Lower drug prices
Senator Gary Peters (D-IL): “I’m fighting to lower the cost of prescription drugs.”
Senator Steve Daines (R-MT): “He’s taking on Big Pharma.”
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME): “To lower the cost of prescriptions.”
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA): “We have to work on prescription drugs.”
Senator-elect Mark Kelly (D-AZ): “A single prescription can cost thousands.”
SUPER: Now Americans demand that lawmakers deliver on their promise
SUPER: Lower prescription drug prices.
SUPER: Fightpharma.org
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