Trump to Sign Executive Order to Slash Prescription Drug Prices

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "I am pleased to announce that Tomorrow morning, in the White House, at 9:00 A.M., I will be signing one of the most consequential Executive Orders in our Country's history," Trump said in a Sunday evening announcement on X. "Prescription Drug and Pharmaceutical prices will be REDUCED, almost immediately, by 30% to 80%.
42% : Trump claimed he is able to take this action while others won't because he is immune to the political effect of pharmaceutical company campaign donations.
41% : "Government price setting in any form is bad for American patients," said Alex Schriver, a spokesperson for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America -- known as PhRMA -- in a statement to Reuters when asked about Trump's planned executive order.
33% : Drugmakers believe actions such as the one Trump will take Monday reduce incentives to develop new drugs and are harmful in the long run.
26% : In his statement, Trump rejected what he contended was the argument from drug companies that research and development costs had to be borne by U.S. consumers, saying the manufacturers were making "suckers" of Americans.

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