Three GOP senators back Sanders amendment to slash drug prices
Three Republican senators, including endangered incumbents Susan Collins and Dan Sullivan, voted for a Bernie Sanders amendment to cap U.S. drug prices at levels paid in Europe and Canada. The bipartisan support highlights growing GOP openness to drug price controls, a traditionally Democratic priority. The amendment passed in the early morning Senate vote.
Key Points
- Senators Collins (Maine) and Sullivan (Alaska) broke from GOP leadership to support Sanders' drug pricing amendment
- The amendment would require Americans to pay no more for medications than Europeans or Canadians pay
- The vote demonstrates bipartisan consensus on prescription drug price reduction despite being a Democratic-led initiative