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Sanders' Drug Price Cap Fails 49-49 After Waiver Vote

4/24/2026

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Senator Bernie Sanders' amendment to cap prescription-drug prices failed 49-49 after the Senate voted to waive budget rules, with Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) joining Senator Josh Hawley in waiver vote.
Sanders said one in four Americans cannot afford medicines and thousands die each year from high costs.
President Donald Trump urged adoption of a “most favored nation” drug policy, which Sanders cited in his amendment.

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Senator Bernie Sanders' amendment to cap prescription-drug prices failed 49-49 after the Senate voted to waive budget rules, with Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) joining Senator Josh Hawley in waiver vote.
Sanders said one in four Americans cannot afford medicines and thousands die each year from high costs.
President Donald Trump urged adoption of a “most favored nation” drug policy, which Sanders cited in his amendment.