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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Tuesday he intends to vote against President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health, saying she won’t do enough to fight the pharmaceutical companies, one of Sanders’ longtime political objectives—meaning she will need some Republican support for her nomination to move forward.
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Sanders called Monica Bertagnolli “an intelligent and caring person,” but said she “has not convinced me that she is prepared to take on the greed and power of the drug companies and health care industry and fight for the transformative changes the NIH needs at this critical moment” in a statement Tuesday.
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