(Washington, DC) — U-S Senate Democrats are advancing a deal that would allow Medicare, the health insurance program for seniors, to negotiate prescription drug costs. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican, blasted the idea Wednesday during a stop in Ames, saying “if they do it their way, it’s going to have to be completely partisan.” Grassley said Senate Democrats are “completely ignoring” a bill from him and Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden (WYE-den) to decrease prescription drug prices. He said this bill is bipartisan and would save seniors 72 billion dollars a year. Reuters reports the Senate Democrats’ Medicare plan would be part of a package that includes curbing climate change and raising taxes.
