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Source #79592

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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
Date2019-05-16
EntityBryan Steil
Captured2026-10-01T09:07:35.670Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-10-01T09:07:35.670Z UTC
SHA-256a29bd2331350948614633b8be2766b09fb3234f31a5f6e8594d1a84aec340123
Content length194 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
In 2019 Steil voted against the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, bipartisan legislation that restricted anti-competitive behaviors by pharmaceutical companies.

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