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Trump signs his first drug pricing bill — but whiffs on the details

President Trump finally signed a bill that he says will lower drug prices. But at Wednesday's signing ceremony, he flubbed the details.
President Donald Trump

WASHINGTON — President Trump finally signed a bill that he says will lower drug prices. But don’t ask him to explain how.

Flanked by members of Congress and pharmacists from around the country, Trump on Wednesday signed two bills banning so-called gag clauses, which prevent pharmacists from informing customers when it’s

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