Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (right) said yesterday during a webinar moderated by STAT correspondent Rachel Cohrs (left) that Senate Democrats want to pass drug pricing legislation "right now, before everybody leaves for August."

Senate Democrats Optimistic About Passing Drug Pricing Bill Before August Recess

U.S. Senate Democrats are hopeful that drug pricing legislation will be passed by early next month via a budget reconciliation process requiring just 50 Democratic votes, a Democratic source with knowledge of the process told 340B Report.

“Our expectation is, we’re full speed ahead,” the source said. The Senate’s summer break begins Aug. 8 and ends on Labor Day, Sept. 5. The House’s break begins Aug. 1.

U.S. Senate Democrats are hopeful that drug pricing legislation will be passed by early next month via a budget reconciliation process requiring just 50 Democratic votes, a Democratic source with knowledge of the process told 340B Report.

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