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EPISODE · Aug 19, 2022 · 24 MIN

After years of fighting to bring down prescription drug prices, Wyden calls Inflation Reduction Act a win against Big Pharma

from KGW’s Straight Talk · host Laural Porter/KGW

Oregon's senior Senator Ron Wyden was at a pharmacy on West Main Street in Medford when President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law this week."I was telling the seniors (at the Medford pharmacy) that there was a dose of good news," he said. "A big dose of good news for thousands of senior citizens in Oregon and hundreds of thousands across the state, because they were going to get a fair shake, finally, for their medicine."Wyden was a guest on this week's episode of "Straight Talk" to discuss how the Inflation Reduction Act will bring down costs for Oregonians, among other topics.

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