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Obama cuts deal with drug companies

Recovered from FSRN’s earlier site via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. The audio here is FSRN’s own production recording. Originally published June 22, 2009.

In Washington, DC today, President Obama formally announced a new deal with drug companies. Under the agreement, drug companies have committed to reducing prices on prescriptions for seniors by eighty billion dollars over the next decade.  The White House is claiming victory, but some critics say it’s a hollow concession. Tanya Snyder reports from Washington.