Bernie Sanders and RFK Jr. Find Rare Common Ground over Pharmaceutical Ads on TV

Sanders, King Introduce Legislation to Ban Prescription Drug Ads

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) introduced new legislation on June 12 that would ban advertisements for prescription drugs on television and other platforms. Companies would not be able to advertise drugs directly to consumers on any platforms if the bill, End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act, is passed and signed into law. “The American…

Bernie Sanders and RFK Jr. find rare common ground over pharmaceutical ads on TV

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Angus King and Bernie Sanders Team Up To Codify One of RFK's Priorities: Banning Big-Pharma Ads

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) joined Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday in co-sponsoring his bill, the “End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act,” which would codify one of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s priorities. [RELATED: Angus King Co-Sponsors Bill to Block Trump’s Election Integrity Executive Order…] “With the exception of New [...] The post Angus King and Bernie Sanders Team Up To Codify One of RFK’s Priorities: …

Sanders, King introduce bill banning prescription drug ads

The legislation follows Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s calls to ban prescription drug TV ads.