PhRMA CEO John Castellani
One year after John Castellani took control of PhRMA, the former manufacturing executive has steered the drugmakers’ lobbying group to be ready for battle with the White House.
Gone are the days where the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, is making deals with a Democratic White House and spending $101 million on advertising to promote the new health law. That was the successful strategy of PhRMA’s previous leader, former Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-La. to ward off new regulations for the industry in the law. Now PhRMA has signaled that it will fight any attempt by congressional Democrats or the White House in the current deficit reduction talks to save money by cutting drug spending in government programs.
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