Senator Peter Welch Responds to Big Pharma's Efforts to Block Plan to Cut Drug Prices
June 07, 2023
June 07, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023:
Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) issued a statement today responding to the drug company Merck's lawsuit to block drug price negotiation provisions included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Welch was a key architect of the bill's drug pricing program and longtime advocate for lower drug prices and health care access.
"This lawsuit is completely without merit and yet . . .
Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) issued a statement today responding to the drug company Merck's lawsuit to block drug price negotiation provisions included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Welch was a key architect of the bill's drug pricing program and longtime advocate for lower drug prices and health care access.
"This lawsuit is completely without merit and yet . . .