This ignores the Clinton wing of the party, which votes with the Republicans on these sorts of issues that impact the pockets of the large political donors. >B

This ignores the Clinton wing of the party, which votes with the Republicans on these sorts of issues that impact the pockets of the large political donors. >BERNIE SANDERS INTRODUCED a very simple symbolic amendment Wednesday night, urging the federal government to allow Americans to purchase pharmaceutical drugs from Canada, where they are considerably cheaper. Such unrestricted drug importation is currently prohibited by law. The Senate voted down the amendment 52-46, with two senators not voting. Unusually, the vote was not purely along party lines: 13 Republicans joined Sanders and a majority of Democrats in supporting the amendment, while 13 Democrats and a majority of Republicans opposed it. https://theintercept.com/2017/01/12/cory-booker-joins-senate-republicans-to-kill-measure-to-import-cheaper-medicine-from-canada/ https://theintercept.com/2017/01/12/cory-booker-joins-senate...