Senator Josh Hawley took the fight to Big Pharma this week in a fiery Senate hearing. The Missouri Republican confronted pharmacy middlemen who are getting rich while Americans struggle to afford life-saving medicines. His bold questioning exposed how these corporate fat cats are betraying hardworking families.
Hawley ripped into the CEO of a major drug pricing group, demanding answers for why Americans pay 422% more than other countries for the same pills. “Either you’re the worst negotiators in history, or you’re ripping people off,” he charged. The room fell silent as he revealed three corporations control 80% of the market.
This isn’t just about numbers – it’s about real people. Two entire Missouri counties have zero pharmacies left because of these monopolies. Seventy-three drugstores closed in Hawley’s state last year alone.