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bluefete wrote:So Trump is laying the groundwork to try and steal the US elections.
He already has a lackey (a big donor) running the US Postal Service. That is why he could talk about mail-in fraud and slowness of delivery of ballots.
Trump is not stupid. He knows what he is doing.
But the US constitution may give his one big surprise at the end.
The executive order helps people enrolled in Medicare Part (D) only. That's about 45 million Americans that are mostly retired and over 65 years old.The_Honourable wrote:Trump signs orders to lower prescription drug prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed four executive orders aimed at lowering the prices Americans pay for prescription drugs, as he faces an uphill re-election battle and criticism over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump has previously proposed most of the changes made by the executive orders he signed on Friday, but this is the first time they have made it into signed executive orders.
One order would allow for the legal importation of cheaper prescription drugs from countries like Canada, while another would require discounts from drug companies now captured by middlemen to be passed on to patients, Trump said.
Another measure seeks to lower insulin costs while a fourth, which may not be implemented if talks with drug companies are successful, would require Medicare to purchase drugs at the same price that other countries pay, Trump said.
Executives of top drug companies have requested a meeting to discuss how they can lower drug prices, the president said.
“We will see what those discussions indicate but the agency is prepared to move forward,” said Medicare chief Seema Verma.
The orders received swift pushback from the pharmaceutical industry. The move was “a reckless distraction that impedes our ability to respond to the current pandemic – and those we could face in the future,” Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America said in a statement.
Wall Street analysts were skeptical that the orders would have much effect on drugmakers and said they could prove difficult to implement in practice.
More: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- ... SKCN24P2JA
maj. tom wrote:It would be so hilarious if the GOP finally put their foot down and don't renominate Trump at the last minute. But I don't think those Republicans at that meeting actually care about America and what's been happening.
pete wrote:Aren't you his #1 supporter?
EFFECTIC DESIGNS wrote:pete wrote:Aren't you his #1 supporter?
I am a supporter but would hardly call myself number 1?![]()
His show is incredibly entertaining and hilarious. It isn't a newscast, you do realize it is an opinion/comedy talk show very similar to John Oliver right?
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