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Source #79591

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TitleMilwaukee Courier / Civic Media reporting
Original URL(none — typed-API result with no web URL)
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2019-12-12
EntityBryan Steil
Captured2026-10-01T09:07:35.658Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-10-01T09:07:35.658Z UTC
SHA-256c5527207c977cd181c5cc4bacc8b7750e39dcc518b2ed558dffc91dc4cceb6b1
Content length219 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
In 2019 Steil voted against the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, which would have allowed the federal government to negotiate drug prices directly for Medicare recipients and others purchasing the same drug.

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