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<p>The power of the pharma lobby, as described in this STAT story, is sobering. </p>
<p>All the more reason to be proud of the progress made with EPR legislation. </p>
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<p><font size="2" face="Tahoma">"Despite bipartisan support, bicameral effort, and biting commentary from the White House, Washington’s attempts to rein in drug pricing have thus far come to naught. And that’s a testament to the undiminished power the pharmaceutical
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<font size="3">How pharma, under attack from all sides, keeps winning in Washington</font></p>
<p><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2019/07/16/pharma-still-winning/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=8e5d41d470-Readout_COPY_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-8e5d41d470-149620549">https://www.statnews.com/2019/07/16/pharma-still-winning/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=8e5d41d470-Readout_COPY_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-8e5d41d470-149620549</a></p>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; COLOR: black">Ed Gottlieb
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Chair, Tompkins County Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal<br>
Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator<br>
Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility<br>
525 3<sup>rd</sup> Street<br>
Ithaca, NY 14850<br>
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; COLOR: blue"><a href="tel:(607)%20273-8381" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">(607) 273-8381</font></a><br>
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