Leahy: drug pricing measure stripped from budget in 11th hour

Sen. Pat Leahy speaks to reporters last year. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan measure aiming to make generic drugs more readily available was scrapped late in negotiations on a budget package Congress passed Friday, according to Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.
Leahy, who is a sponsor of the drug-pricing proposal along with several high-ranking Republicans, said the popular initiative was poised to be included in the budget deal lawmakers hammered out this week.
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