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March 18, 2021 03:10 PM EDTUpdated March 19, 06:30 AM
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Drug­mak­ers brace for a pric­ing fight as Xavier Be­cer­ra is con­firmed as the next HHS sec­re­tary

Zachary Brennan

Senior Editor

By a ra­zor-thin mar­gin of 50-49, all Sen­ate De­moc­rats and Maine Re­pub­li­can Su­san Collins on Thurs­day con­firmed for­mer Cal­i­for­nia At­tor­ney Gen­er­al Xavier Be­cer­ra as the …

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