Democrats Are Split on How to Respond to Trump’s Prescription Drug Plan

How the president’s executive order would work is still unclear, but Democrats are quickly splitting into two camps over whether they think it’s an opportunity to work with Republicans.

Trump, Mehmet Oz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at lowering prescription drug costs has become a Rorschach test for Democrats: It’s either an opportunity to work with Republicans or a promise without substance.

“Any way we can lower prescription drug costs is a plus, and I think Congress should do more,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal told NOTUS. “Anything that achieves the right result, I will support.”

His Connecticut colleague in the Senate had a different reaction.