{"id":2610,"date":"2018-05-11T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2018\/05\/11\/dnc-on-trumps-broken-promises-to-lower-drug-prices\/"},"modified":"2018-05-11T17:40:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T17:40:00","slug":"dnc-on-trumps-broken-promises-to-lower-drug-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-trumps-broken-promises-to-lower-drug-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC on Trump\u2019s Broken Promises to Lower Drug Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_3400450391560356508gmail-docs-internal-guid-f1bfaba4-5021-cd04-66a7-38181d59dab5\">Ahead of Trump&rsquo;s speech today on lowering the cost of prescription drugs, DNC spokesperson Daniel Wessel released the following statement:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_3400450391560356508gmail-docs-internal-guid-f1bfaba4-5021-cd04-66a7-38181d59dab5\">&ldquo;Time and time again, Trump promised to take on the pharmaceutical industry and lower prescription drug costs. Instead, Trump filled his administration with industry insiders and gave massive tax giveaways to pharmaceutical companies, all while prescription drug prices continue to skyrocket &#8212; and his proposals could actually make things even worse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_3400450391560356508gmail-docs-internal-guid-f1bfaba4-5021-cd04-66a7-38181d59dab5\">&ldquo;This is what we have come to expect from Trump, and today will be no different. While Trump delivers empty words and broken promises, <\/span>Democrats will continue to fight to lower the cost of prescription drugs and ensure people can get the medications they need.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_3400450391560356508gmail-docs-internal-guid-f1bfaba4-5021-cd04-66a7-38181d59dab5\">Trump&rsquo;s plan breaks his promises to lower drug prices:<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_3400450391560356508gmail-docs-internal-guid-f1bfaba4-5021-cd04-66a7-38181d59dab5\">In a break from one of his major campaign promises, Trump will <\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mobile.nytimes.com\/2018\/05\/10\/us\/politics\/trump-prescription-drug-costs.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1526154008329000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFYzDC9ieXTc7Slrd35od_FBfD6uA\" href=\"https:\/\/mobile.nytimes.com\/2018\/05\/10\/us\/politics\/trump-prescription-drug-costs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">not <\/a>call for Medicare to negotiate lower prices with drug manufacturers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_3400450391560356508gmail-docs-internal-guid-f1bfaba4-5021-cd04-66a7-38181d59dab5\">Trump&rsquo;s drug pricing blueprint is unlikely to <\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2018\/05\/10\/trumps-drug-prices-532682&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1526154008330000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHukaRwF3yQC8l4icC1aBtUu97GCA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2018\/05\/10\/trumps-drug-prices-532682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">call <\/a>for the importation of drugs from overseas, which Trump <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/assets.donaldjtrump.com\/HCReformPaper.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1526154008330000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHZC9y_pT1hGfrQL1k0-x3C-HXAtg\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.donaldjtrump.com\/HCReformPaper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">promised<\/a> on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_3400450391560356508gmail-docs-internal-guid-f1bfaba4-5021-cd04-66a7-38181d59dab5\">Despite Trump&rsquo;s <\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/02\/12\/donald-trump-drug-prices\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1526154008330000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHxXkdXK2ASOG_5w1WapqB476TnDQ\" href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/02\/12\/donald-trump-drug-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">promise<\/a> to save the United States $300 billion per year on prescription drugs, drug prices have <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.axios.com\/drug-prices-exploding-2017-1521564090-aa025591-9e50-491d-b3e2-c981e85adb60.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1526154008330000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE50ThRiZ10VJ3XuVBbq9KbgH42-Q\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/drug-prices-exploding-2017-1521564090-aa025591-9e50-491d-b3e2-c981e85adb60.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">soared<\/a> under Trump&rsquo;s watch.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_3400450391560356508gmail-docs-internal-guid-f1bfaba4-5021-cd04-66a7-38181d59dab5\">Trump <\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/washwire\/2016\/02\/04\/trump-vows-to-take-on-powerful-drug-companies-drive-down-prices\/?mod%3De2tw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1526154008330000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG1l1p4dHe-vQhPq86LFdipj_Uu1g\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/washwire\/2016\/02\/04\/trump-vows-to-take-on-powerful-drug-companies-drive-down-prices\/?mod=e2tw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">promised<\/a> to stand up to the pharmaceutical industry, but during his first year in office the pharmaceutical industry significantly<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.axios.com\/big-pharma-lobbying-trump-1516808456-b88d9314-293a-4b6d-a5c6-af9cf7ec4c0b.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1526154008330000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFa2Nwk-qIBhuGq5HxJ2bfSwKCFuw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/big-pharma-lobbying-trump-1516808456-b88d9314-293a-4b6d-a5c6-af9cf7ec4c0b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> increased <\/a>their federal lobbying &ndash; and it seems to have <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/trump-pharma-drug-prices_us_5af5920de4b032b10bf9eaa7&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1526154008330000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHGNmYqCvJkqZgKoQ9VnKyyRpO3eA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/trump-pharma-drug-prices_us_5af5920de4b032b10bf9eaa7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">paid off<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump&#39;s proposals could actually increase prescriptoin drug costs:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_3400450391560356508gmail-docs-internal-guid-f1bfaba4-5021-cd04-66a7-38181d59dab5\">None of the policies in Trump&rsquo;s budget would tackle the biggest driver of high prices by <\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/trumps-drug-price-crackdown-misses-the-mark-experts-say&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1526154008330000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGHic5cSzL8WdYRdGGp47a2Va9t_Q\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/trumps-drug-price-crackdown-misses-the-mark-experts-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">preventing<\/a> drugmakers from setting whatever price they want.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_3400450391560356508gmail-docs-internal-guid-f1bfaba4-5021-cd04-66a7-38181d59dab5\">Trump&rsquo;s Medicare Part D proposal could lead to around 4.5 million Medicare beneficiaries paying about <\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/will-trumps-budget-lower-medicare-drug-costs-not-for-some\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1526154008330000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG_JnTkf8r_GOPunSt7JJbOyZEvng\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/will-trumps-budget-lower-medicare-drug-costs-not-for-some\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$1,000<\/a> more for their prescription drugs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_3400450391560356508gmail-docs-internal-guid-f1bfaba4-5021-cd04-66a7-38181d59dab5\">Trump filled his administration with pharmaceutical insiders:<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_3400450391560356508gmail-docs-internal-guid-f1bfaba4-5021-cd04-66a7-38181d59dab5\">Trump&rsquo;s HHS secretary spent most of the past decade<\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2017\/10\/17\/alex-azar-trump-health-secretary-243876&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1526154008330000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFitczkdSYTKA908zgnTqhyFRaxVA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2017\/10\/17\/alex-azar-trump-health-secretary-243876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> inside<\/a> the drug industry, one of the key sectors he is supposed to regulate, and led a company that <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2017\/11\/14\/alex-azar-eli-lilly-drug-prices-244888&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1526154008330000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGR1WKLM4ph82LAHfbUzPG_B-2kDg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2017\/11\/14\/alex-azar-eli-lilly-drug-prices-244888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">boosted<\/a> prescription drug prices.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_3400450391560356508gmail-docs-internal-guid-f1bfaba4-5021-cd04-66a7-38181d59dab5\">Trump&rsquo;s HHS secretary <\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/powerpost\/paloma\/the-health-202\/2018\/04\/20\/the-health-202-alex-azar-is-surrounding-himself-with-industry-insiders\/5ad8b94c30fb0437119267c8\/?utm_term%3D.5abc51af5284&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1526154008330000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEukKXFfFLh1213nB8279-z5hHNRQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/powerpost\/paloma\/the-health-202\/2018\/04\/20\/the-health-202-alex-azar-is-surrounding-himself-with-industry-insiders\/5ad8b94c30fb0437119267c8\/?utm_term=.5abc51af5284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">surrounded<\/a> himself with pharmaceutical company insiders, even tapping a former pharma executive to <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/pharmaceutical-exec-trump-drug-pricing-reform-453f7bb6108d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1526154008330000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHd9OE0Dq_ILwclWFwKvVjfmIq2NQ\" href=\"https:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/pharmaceutical-exec-trump-drug-pricing-reform-453f7bb6108d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">run<\/a> the agency&rsquo;s drug pricing reform efforts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of Trump&rsquo;s speech today on lowering the cost of prescription drugs, DNC spokesperson Daniel Wessel released the following statement: &nbsp; &ldquo;Time and time again, Trump promised to take on the pharmaceutical industry and lower prescription drug costs. Instead, Trump filled his administration with industry insiders and gave massive tax giveaways to pharmaceutical companies, all <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DNC on Trump\u2019s Broken Promises to Lower Drug Prices - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-trumps-broken-promises-to-lower-drug-prices\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-05-11T17:40:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-trumps-broken-promises-to-lower-drug-prices\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-trumps-broken-promises-to-lower-drug-prices\/\",\"name\":\"DNC on Trump\u2019s Broken Promises to Lower Drug Prices - 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