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April 4, 2022 03:20 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2022/04/04/matt-gaetz-votes-no-on-making-insulin-affordable-because-he-says-people-should-just-lose-weight.html?utm_source=rss&
Matt Gaetz votes no on making insulin affordable because, he says, people should just lose weight
The House passed a bill on Thursday to cap the price of insulin to $35 a month, which even had the support of 12 House Republicans. But Rep. Matt Gaetz (RFL) wasn't among them. Not only did the smug congressman vote against making the life-saving drug affordable for the more than 37 million Americans affected by diabetes, he also said, "the price of insulin increases as waistlines increase," and that people with diabetes should just exercise more and lose weight. — Read the rest
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