Video: High Drama No Stranger At Congressional Health Care Hearings

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This week the CEOs of major pharmaceutical firms will come to Capitol Hill to defend their products’ prices. The hearing before the Senate Finance Committee is expected to produce rhetorical fireworks, particularly given the national furor over rising drug prices.

This video features five dramatic moments from past congressional showdowns over health care.

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<h1>Video: High Drama No Stranger At Congressional Health Care Hearings</h1>
<div>	<span class="byline">Julie Rovner, KFF Health News and Mary Agnes Carey, KFF Health News</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2019-02-25T05:00:55-05:00">
			February 25, 2019		</time>
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