New ad faults Collins for refusing town halls, voting with Big Pharma [View all]
A new political advertisement that will begin airing across Maine features voters asking an absent Sen. Susan Collins why she “hasn’t had a town hall in 20 years?”
The ad, paid for by the national Democratic political action group Majority Forward, highlights Collins’ inaccessibility to constituents as well as her votes against lowering the cost of prescription drugs.
“Senator Collins, why did you vote against lowering prescription drug costs?” asks one elderly attendee.
“Was it because you were taking so much money from drug companies?” asks another.
Majority Forward specifically cites Collins’ 2010 and 2012 votes against amendments that would have banned corporate “pay-to-delay” agreements in which drug makers suppress the release of lower cost generic drugs. A 2009 study estimated that this practice forced consumers to pay billions in additional costs over 22 years.
Read more: https://mainebeacon.com/new-ad-faults-collins-for-refusing-town-halls-voting-with-big-pharma/
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