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Trump Secures $529B Drug Savings, Sanders Calls Profit Probe

5/6/2026

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House economists project the agreements could save $529 billion over ten years.
U.S. President Donald Trump negotiated pricing deals with 17 drug makers to match prices abroad.
Ron Wyden and 17 Senate Democrats introduced a bill for disclosure after the White House said contract texts were market-sensitive.
Senator Bernie Sanders’s staff found the 15 firms raised profits 66 percent to $177 billion, while Congressional Budget Office projected a price cut of over 5 percent.

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House economists project the agreements could save $529 billion over ten years.
U.S. President Donald Trump negotiated pricing deals with 17 drug makers to match prices abroad.
Ron Wyden and 17 Senate Democrats introduced a bill for disclosure after the White House said contract texts were market-sensitive.
Senator Bernie Sanders’s staff found the 15 firms raised profits 66 percent to $177 billion, while Congressional Budget Office projected a price cut of over 5 percent.