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WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley on Monday accused Democrats of walking away from negotiations on a bill meant to lower prescription drug prices — a bill that has, until now, enjoyed more support from Democrats in the Senate than from most Republicans in the chamber.

The Iowa Republican’s surprisingly public airing of grievances, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, is the latest indication that Congress is unlikely to pass meaningful pharmaceutical industry reforms before November’s election.

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