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Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
Associated Press
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they ve been pushing for nearly 20 years only to encounter frustration.
But they still lack a clear path to enact legislation. That s because a few Democrats remain uneasy over government price curbs on pharmaceutical companies.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will need every Democratic vote in a narrowly divided Congress. Otherwise, Democrats may have to settle for a compromise that stops short of their goal. Or they could take the question into the 2022 midterm elections.