Biden Praises Pharma to Donors as He Pushes to Cut Prices

Joe Biden on Sept. 13.Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
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Joe Biden praised pharmaceutical companies on Saturday, offering a line that drew pushback from Democratic opponents who have demonized the industry’s focus on profits.

“By the way, great drug companies out there — except a couple of opioid outfits,” the former vice president told donors at the Dallas home of David Genecov, a craniofacial surgeon.