illnesses in america, or conditions, cancer and diabetes in autoimmune diseases. if the drug manufacturers refused to negotiate with medicare, or would agree on a quote, maximum fair price, they will now face a significant tax or be forced to withdraw from medicare and medicaid. medicare s ability to negotiate directly with drug manufacturers is a new power, granted by the inflation reduction act. that landmark law that passed with zero votes from a publicans, who ve been trying to dismantle it ever since. joining us now, california congressman, ro khanna, member of the affordable drug pricing task force. congressman, good to see. you got a big smile on your face. about this. this is a simple matter that, to most people, should ve been sorted out more than two decades ago. the idea that medicare is allowed to negotiate for the price of the drugs, not free, drugs nobody s getting it free, nobody forcing anybody to sell anything in the government s not taking over the manufacture of anyt
on my watch, health care should be a right, not a privilege in this country. that s president joe biden today, after his administration released this list of ten prescription drugs chosen for medicare s first ever price negotiations with manufacturers to lower costs for millions of people. now, these drugs are used to treat a number of illnesses, including, the most common illnesses in america, heart conditions, cancer and diabetes and autoimmune diseases. if the drug manufacturers refused to negotiate with medicare, or won t agree on a quote, maximum fair price, they will now face a significant tax or be forced to withdraw from medicare and medicaid. medicare s ability to negotiate directly with drug manufacturers is a new power, granted by the inflation reduction act. that landmark law that passed with zero votes from a publicans, who ve been trying to dismantle it ever since. joining us now, california congressman, ro khanna, member of the affordable drug pricing task force. congr
pits and other sources. cbs s ed o keefe reports the deadline to qualify for retroactive benefits has been extended, but time is running out. in april of this year. reporter: marking the anniversary of a landmark law, today in utah, president biden recalled his son, beau, one of the veterans exposed to toxic fumes from burn pits at bases in iraq and afghanistan. and later died of brain cancer. it s personal for my family, but it s also personal for so many of you. reporter: army reservist le roy torres also served in iraq. ten years later, he was diagnosed with constrictive bronchitis. i was more concerned with either, you know, indirect fire or being shot, but never did i know that, you know, this invisible enemy was going to follow us home. reporter: the pact act is designed to assist up to 4.5 million veterans exposed to burn pits or to agent orange in vietnam. so far, there have been about 800,000 sign-ups. veterans like us are now eligible for a new va care and benefit
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the va s own inspector general has repeatedly found the school s lease in violation of that landmark law. the v. a. and the school publicly dispute, and now there s a new bill before the house that would essentially legalize that lease and curtail the inspector general s authority. it s insane that they re doing this. reporter: begs the question why? well, brentwood school has spent at least $100,000 lobbying in washington on this issue since january of last year. the school has been a reliable partner to va and veterans since 1972 providing numerous school-funded services that many veterans and their families have come to reply upon, brentwood school told cnn. to solidify these important relationships for years to come we engage counsel to help navigate the complex legislative process. this latest twist in the long tale of this land began in january with this legislation