Mike Rogers' record on drug prices in the Michigan Senate race
Michigan's Senate race is drawing attention to Republican candidate Mike Rogers' long voting record against letting the government bargain down drug prices — bad news for anyone in the state paying for medicine.
- Across seven terms in the House, Rogers repeatedly voted to keep Medicare from negotiating drug prices with drugmakers.
- He backed the 2003 Medicare drug law that wrote that ban into the books, and voted against a 2007 bill to lift it.
- He also voted against letting Americans buy the same drugs cheaper from Canada.
- Drug and health companies have given his campaigns and PAC more than $1 million since 1999.
- He is running against Abdul El-Sayed, who is being painted as a socialist despite calling himself a capitalist.
Outlook: Drug pricing and who funds the candidates look set to be central fights in the Michigan Senate race.