“Sen. Susan Collins “voted twice to allow drug companies to keep cheaper generic drugs off the market, forcing Mainers to pay 10 times more for their medicine.”
Sara Gideon
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine. TV campaign ad. Claim dated 7 Jul 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisCherry Picks
What FactCheck.org found
Collins also has supported bills intended to increase generic-drug competition and lower prescription costs.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Sara Gideon (Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine) made this claim around 7 July 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 July 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “Cherry Picks”.
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