A group of 10 moderate House Democrats is signaling concerns with Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) signature legislation to lower prescription drug prices, raising further doubts about the legislation’s path forward.
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Democrats who want to get a bipartisan accomplishment in the books now argue that it would fulfill Biden’s 2020 campaign pledge to work with Republicans and restore some civility to Washington.
“I think this is a starting point for discussions,” said Sen. Mark Warner
The White House also welcomed the proposal. “It’s the beginning of a discussion,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki
But other Democrats want to “go big” right now and aren’t interested in deferring action on two-thirds of Biden’s infrastructure agenda to later in the year, when the political dynamic may be different.
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