done. even republican donald trump in 2016 on the campaign trail made this promise. medicare. with the biggest drug buyer in the world, we buy drugs. to make people better, all of that is fun. we don t negotiate the price of the drugs. when it comes time to negotiate the cost of drugs, we re going to negotiate like crazy, folks. and president, he did not do it. it joe biden, it took the inflation reduction act, to do something as necessary and popular as this. it s got massive public support. one poll from 2021 found 83% of americans backing medicare negotiations and drug prices, including 71% of republicans. of course, let s also be clear that for now, unknowingly, it is only ten drugs. the new lower prices frustratingly will not kagan until 2026. seniors will have to wait three more years, and joe biden will
seniors will have to wait three more years, and joe biden will not be able to point to lower prices come the election next year. nevertheless, if it was not a huge deal for ordinary americans, a huge win for millions of older migrants, the pharmaceutical companies wouldn t be so mad about, it wouldn t be filed no fewer than seven lawsuits across the nation in alliance with the right-wing pro business u.s. chamber of commerce. to quote the president, big pharma doesn t want this to happen. they re suing us to block this from negotiating lower prices so they can pad their profits while hardworking americans foot the bill. we re going to we re going to see this. or stand up to be from. i hope he does. financially and economically, it s the right thing to do. we know prices, fight inflation. politically, is the right thing to do. seven out of ten republicans support doing this. above all else, morally it is the right thing to do. protect the health and finances of ordinary american