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Pharma Giant AbbVie Brings in Billions While Opposing Biden Administration Program To Bring Down Costs For Consumers
Today, pharmaceutical giant AbbVie reported $12.31 billion in revenue in Q1 2024 — all while remaining opposed to a Biden administration program designed to bring down drug prices for consumers. AbbVie CEO Richard Gonzalez has been a vocal critic of Medicare’s new negotiation authority, arguing that the ability to negotiate lower drug costs for pat
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Game of Courts: How the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Shops for Friendly Judges in the Fifth Circuit
In recent years, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has strategically filed a significant majority of its lawsuits against federal regulations in district courts within the Fifth Circuit's jurisdiction, showcasing a pronounced case of "judge shopping."
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Watchdog: Trump-Advising Texas Tax Firm Suing FTC Over Non-Compete Rule Has Ties to 5th Circuit & U.S. Chamber
Within two days of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalizing its new rule banning noncompetes nationwide to open the door for up to $488 billion in increased worker earnings over the next decade, the agency is already facing lawsuits from right-wing special interests in two Texas federal courts that both fall under the jurisdiction of the conse
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Conservatives Take Notes from Foreign Authoritarian Leaders at CPAC Hungary
MAGA members of Congress, extremist group leaders gather with international allies to plot next steps of far-right agenda
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Pharma Giants Opposed to Cost-Lowering Biden Initiative Brag of Billions in Revenue
Bristol Meyer Squibb, AstraZeneca, and Merck—three pharmaceutical giants suing to stop the Biden administration from lowering drug prices through the Inflation Reduction Act—posted $40.33 billion in combined Q1 2024 revenue today. Earlier this week government watchdog Accountable.US spotlighted excessive spending and lobbying by the pharmaceutical
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Watchdog: Yet Again, U.S. Chamber Went Judge Shopping in Conservative 5th Circuit Territory to Keep Workers From Getting a Raise
The corporate-funded U.S. Chamber of Commerce has officially sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today over its new rule banning noncompetes nationwide which will safeguard the right of workers to seek better opportunities and open the door for up to $488 billion in increased worker earnings over the next decade, or an estimated $524 in earning
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Justice Kavanaugh Past Comments Reveal Contradictions on Presidential Immunity
Kavanaugh's pre-SCOTUS statements under scrutiny as Supreme Court oral arguments loom
