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Pelosi: Democrats will name marquee drug pricing bill for late Rep. Cummings

  • Lev Facher

By Lev Facher Oct. 17, 2019

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Rep. Elijah Cummings 2019
The late Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) Win McNamee/Getty Images

WASHINGTON — House Democrats’ signature legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs will be named for the late Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday.

Cummings, a longtime Baltimore politician, who passed away early Thursday at age 68, chaired the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and was a longtime champion for lowering drug prices.

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Lev Facher

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Addiction Reporter

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis.

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