Woman in Maine Thanks Bernie Sanders for $20 Inhaler That Used to Cost Her $300

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Woman in Maine Thanks Bernie Sanders for $20 Inhaler That Used to Cost Her $300
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A town hall attendee in Maine took the opportunity to personally thank U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders this past weekend for pressuring pharmaceutical giants to curb the sky-high prices of inhalers, lifesaving devices that millions of Americans with asthma rely on to breathe. 'I do want to thank you because I just called last week to order my asthma medication, my inhaler. And I've always been used to paying $300, and when they told me $20...

com/KPO6vnZctj — Bernie Sanders July 28, 2024 Sanders' event in Bangor was part of a weekend swing through Maine and New Hampshire aimed at rallying 'working-class voters around an aggressive progressive agenda,' as the senator's team put it. During a rally in Portland, Maine on Saturday, Sanders formally backed Vice President Kamala Harris' bid for the White House and said that 'the progressive movement...

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