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Posted on 05/13/2025 6:57:33 AM PDT by george76
Majority Leader Thune and Speaker Johnson reportedly pushing back on Trumps EO on prescription drug prices.
Since 1997, Thune has received over $1.2 million and since 2018, Johnson has received over $300,000 from the pharmaceutical companies.
Hmm 🤔.
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1. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI): $600,000 2. John Barrasso (R-WY): $500,000 3. Michael Bennet (D-CO): $1,500,000 4. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN): $600,000 5. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE): $320,793 6. John Boozman (R-AR): $200,000 7. Mike Braun (R-IN): $150,000 8. Katie Britt (R-AL): $50,000 9. Ted Budd (R-NC): $100,000 10. Laphonza Butler (D-CA): $50,000 11. Maria Cantwell (D-WA): $200,000 12. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV): $300,000 13. Ben Cardin (D-MD): $1,200,000 14. Tom Carper (D-DE): $800,000 15. Bob Casey (D-PA): $1,790,780 16. Bill Cassidy (R-LA): $600,000 17. Susan Collins (R-ME): $700,000 18. Chris Coons (D-DE): $400,000 19. John Cornyn (R-TX): $900,000 20. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV): $421,000 21. Kevin Cramer (R-ND): $150,000 22. Mike Crapo (R-ID): $600,000 23. Ted Cruz (R-TX): $300,000 24. John Curtis (R-UT): $450,000 25. Steve Daines (R-MT): $200,000 26. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL): $150,000 27. Dick Durbin (D-IL): $1,000,000 28. Joni Ernst (R-IA): $150,000 29. Deb Fischer (R-NE): $200,000 30. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ): $244,135 31. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY): $800,000 32. Lindsey Graham (R-SC): $500,000 33. Chuck Grassley (R-IA): $400,000 34. Bill Hagerty (R-TN): $100,000 35. Maggie Hassan (D-NH): $90,000 36. Josh Hawley (R-MO): $100,000 37. Martin Heinrich (D-NM): $300,000 38. George Helmy (D-NJ): $10,000 39. John Hickenlooper (D-CO): $200,000 40. Mazie Hirono (D-HI): $200,000 41. John Hoeven (R-ND): $250,000 42. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS): $100,000 43. Jim Justice (R-WV): $50,000 44. Ron Johnson (R-WI): $300,000 45. Tim Kaine (D-VA): $600,000 46. Mark Kelly (D-AZ): $100,000 47. John Kennedy (R-LA): $200,000 48. Andy Kim (D-NJ): $106,778 49. Angus King (I-ME): $150,000 50. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN): $700,000 51. James Lankford (R-OK): $150,000 52. Mike Lee (R-UT): $100,000 53. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM): $200,000 54. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY): $50,000 55. Joe Manchin (I-WV): $600,000 56. Ed Markey (D-MA): $400,000 57. Mitch McConnell (R-KY): $2,020,462 58. Bob Menendez (D-NJ): $1,474,575 59. Jeff Merkley (D-OR): $200,000 60. Jerry Moran (R-KS): $300,000 61. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK): $100,000 62. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): $400,000 63. Chris Murphy (D-CT): $300,000 64. Patty Murray (D-WA): $1,000,000 65. Rand Paul (R-KY): $100,000 66. Gary Peters (D-MI): $400,000 67. Jack Reed (D-RI): $300,000 68. Pete Ricketts (R-NE): $100,000 69. Jim Risch (R-ID): $150,000 70. Mitt Romney (R-UT): $2,700,392 71. Jacky Rosen (D-NV): $300,000 72. Mike Rounds (R-SD): $150,000 73. Bernie Sanders (I-VT): $1,918,361 74. Brian Schatz (D-HI): $200,000 75. Adam Schiff (D-CA): $196,635 76. Chuck Schumer (D-NY): $1,500,000 77. Eric Schmitt (R-MO): $50,000 78. Rick Scott (R-FL): $200,000 79. Tim Scott (R-SC): $596,000 80. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH): $400,000 81. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ): $556,000 82. Tina Smith (D-MN): $200,000 83. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI): $187,096 84. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI): $800,000 85. Dan Sullivan (R-AK): $150,000 86. Jon Tester (D-MT): $1,000,000 87. John Thune (R-SD): $400,000 88. Thom Tillis (R-NC): $300,000 89. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL):$50,000 90. JD Vance (R-OH): $50,000 91. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD): $300,000 92. Mark Warner (D-VA): $600,000 93. Raphael Warnock (D-GA): $50,000 94. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA): $822,573 95. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI): $300,000 96. Roger Wicker (R-MS): $300,000 97. Ron Wyden (D-OR): $1,500,000 98. Todd Young (R-IN): $300,000
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Americans are about to see who these D.C. weasels are really working for. Imagine a representative congress that denies seniors tax free Social Security payments and denying them lower prescription drug costs in the same week? LOL.
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Majority Leader Thune and Speaker Johnson think an 80-year-old woman in America should pay more than an 80-year-old woman in Great Britain for the same drug, in the same dosage.
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What a surprise.
GET THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL DONE, YOU DOPES!
The GOP pushing back on a 90/10 issue. I can’t wait to hear their argument 😆
they should be forced to wear sponsor’s patches on their clothes like PGA & NASCAR
This was predictable. Trump needs to smack some sense into the RINOs and make a big deal about draining the swamp is a bipartisan problem. The do-nothing GOP establishment needs to fear the base.
There will be Medicare issues, too. Trump ran on not harming seniors. Will the new changes hurt seniors (regardless of potential tax changes not taxing SS)?
Pfk them all.
The Republicans are outstanding at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Lowering Prescription Drug prices is an 80/20 issue with millions of average Americans, Republican leadership opposes the Trump plan and offers nothing in return.
Same goes for Trump’s idea of no taxes on tips, overtime, or social security, all tax cuts that will benefit millions of average Americans.
Meanwhile the Republicans are also against increasing taxes of the richest Americans. T
Republican leadership has put themselves squarely behind policies of the rich at the expense of the average American.
These two policies alone will benefit Republicans in elections in the future.
How about instead of price controls, WHICH NEVER WORK IN THE LONG RUN, we fix the DEA and FDA?
Fix the system that makes producing and innovating new therapies more responsive to the market and more responsible as well.
I don’t really like the idea of the President setting prices, but I’m not sure that’s exactly what this is.
Once bought, a career politician stays bought.
SHAME on them BOTH!!!!!!
For these politicians, they would need to construct and pass a law in the interests of the fattened pharmaceuticals. That would be good for local campaigns in coming elections.
Thune and Johnson have ONE JOB, pass the damn big beautiful bill.
We always knew CONGRESS worked for the highest bidder, not the American citizens.
Yes CONGRESS has sold their souls to the pharmaceutical cos.
The Main Thing I was hopeful for in this Bill was no Taxes on Social Security for Seniors. Has that been scratched?
Congress Critters and all the Bribes ,LOL
The DC lobbyists aren’t new to this rodeo. The drugs are the tip of the spear.
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