.AOC defies Pelosi in refusing to back her drug pricing bill, says progressives 'need to flex our muscles'
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told reporters at the Capitol Monday that she won't back House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's embattled drug pricing bill, which is scheduled for a vote later this week.
But a liberal coalition of House Democrats doesn't think the legislation goes far enough to cut costs. That's because the bill in its current form would not require drug companies to reimburse employer-sponsored health plans when prices surpass the inflation rate, Politico reported earlier this month.
Ocasio-Cortez, a member of the caucus, didn't heed the warning, telling reporters that"we need to flex our muscles." She was likely referring to the progressive faction's vying for harsher penalties for drug companies, which those lawmakers say are needed to cut prices meaningfully.
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