Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego is reportedly accepting donations of thousands of dollars from individuals and his Political Action Committee (PAC) despite frequently criticizing big pharmaceutical companies and the healthcare industry. A review in the Daily Caller found out.
Gallego, who is running for Senate at odds with independent Kirsten Sinema, has frequently criticized the former Democrat for his opposition to single-payer healthcare and perceived ties to the pharmaceutical industry. there is But Gallego’s campaign has received more than $30,000 from pharmaceutical companies PACs since his first run for Congress, and is working with the health sector. offer It is the fourth largest source of funding for his 2022 re-election.
Gallego has accepted this since he first ran for the House in 2014. $31,500 From political action committees related to pharmaceutical companies.In particular, he received cash from Bristol-Myers Squibb and eli lilly, two companies Congressional Democrats have accused of price gouging. But at the same time, Mr. Gallego accused Cinema of initially opposing price-fixing regimes contested by Democrats for inclusion in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
“Kirsten Cinema blocked a key provision of the Inflation Reduction Act on negotiating prices for prescription drugs. She doesn’t deserve to lead Arizona because cinema supports big pharma more than fixed income seniors,” Gallego tweeted in April.
Kirsten Cinema blocked a key provision of the Inflation Reduction Act on negotiating prices for prescription drugs.
Cinema doesn’t deserve to lead Arizona because she favors big pharmaceutical companies over seniors with fixed incomes.https://t.co/Ng0x1fTgwK
— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) April 12, 2023
“The Cinema Senator now calls herself an ‘independent.’ Well, she’s not independent of Wall Street, Big Pharma, or their high-paying lobbyists,” he said. . claimed After she left the Democratic Party. (Related: Democratic Senate Candidate Gets Special Mortgage for D.C. Home Despite Claiming Arizona Is Home)
The Gallego campaign did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller on whether campaign donations from pharmaceutical companies and employees would be returned. He also said he received more than $85,000 from individuals employed in the health care sector during the 2022 election period. open secret.
Despite running as a left-wing populist party to replace centrist cinema, Gallego’s Senate campaign accepts cash from an industry he often criticizes. In the first quarter of 2023, he received more than $106,000 from employees of major banks and other large corporations. Gallego raised more money from lawyers than any other profession in the first quarter of 2023.
whole, Gallego raised over $3.7 million in the first quarter of 2023 and has over $2.7 million on hand. movie theatre It raised $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2023 and has over $9.9 million on hand.
a series of investigations implementation by Public Policy An April poll found Gallego leading in a series of campaigns against cinema and Republican candidates. Against former Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, Gallego will get 42%, Lake 35% and Cinema 14%. For Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb and businessman Jim Ramon, Gallego would similarly maintain 43% support, while Cinema would garner 15% and 16% respectively.
