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THE CLINTONS’ PAID SPEECHES FROM THEPHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY 
 Pharmaceutical Companies Have Paid The Clintons Between $1,675,001 And $,660,000 !n "pea#in %ees
Since 2002, Bill Clinton Ha Been Pai! Bet"een #$,%&',00$ An! #$,&2',000 In S(ea)in*Fee F+o P-a+ace.tical T+a!e Aociation O+ Co(anieOn /.ne $', 20$', Bill Clinton A!!+ee! A Conention S(ono+e! B1 T-e Biotec-nolo*1 In!.t+1 O+*aniation In P-ila!el(-ia, PA, B.t Hi S(ea)in* Fee 3a Not Dicloe!4
“Former president Bill Clinton said Monday in Philadelphia that high prices for some medicines are hard to justify, and the biotech and pharmaceutical industries should try full explanation and disclosure to make their case.  Clinton !as the keynote speaker at "lick #deas $xchange, sponsored by "lick %ealth, a &oronto'based digital marketing agency, along !ith (ee)a *ystems and the Biotechnology #ndustry +rganiation. B#+, the -ashington'based trade association, is holding its annual con)ention at the Pennsyl)ania Con)ention Center this !eek, attracting /,000 people.  1espite his ad)ice to biotech executi)es, Bill Clinton !as not a)ailable Monday for 2uestions from reporters, and his foundation did not respond to a re2uest for information about Monday3s speaking fee. %illary Clinton4s campaign also did not respond to a similar re2uest. 5 spokes!oman for "lick %ealth declined to pro)ide Clinton4s fee.6
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7"ennedy $lliott, 5lexander Becker, Philip =ucker, &om %amburger, Peter -allsten, and =osalind %elderman, “From >1ead Broke4 &o Multimillionaires,6 
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 “&he Pharmaceutical Care Management 5ssociation 7PCM5< is the national association representing 5merica4s pharmacy benefit managers 7PBMs< PBMs administer prescription drug plans for more than @0 million 5mericans !ith health co)erage pro)ided through Fortune /00 employers, health insurance plans, labor unions, and Medicare Part 1.6
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 “&he trade association representing drug companies, Ph=M5, paid Bill Clinton A@00,000 to speak at its annual members meeting in 5pril @0 '' only !eeks after federal records sho! it lobbied %illary Clinton3s *tate 1epartment on the proposed &rans'Pacific Partnership, !hich could boost drug company profits by tightening patent protections for pharmaceutical products. 5fter Bill Clinton recei)ed the cash from Ph=M5 7Pharmaceutical =esearch and Manufacturers of 5merica<, %illary

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