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Bill: Drug Prices Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Spiritualists' National Union
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2327
Description[?]:
| Big pharmaceutical companies receive generous research grants from the governments, and should not be able to get away with charging extortionate prices from patients. Everybody should be able to access the drugs they need. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:36:22, December 10, 2006 CET | From | Christian People's Party (IA) | To | Debating the Drug Prices Act |
| Message | we support this |
| Date | 18:11:07, December 10, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Drug Prices Act |
| Message | We fail to see how regulating prices can to lead to anything other than communism. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 36 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 54 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 10 |
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