New TV Ad Highlights Hillary Clinton's Fight To Reduce Prescription Drug Costs
'Overnight' Tells Story of How Maker of AIDS drug Daraprim Cancelled Sudden Price Hike After Clinton Spoke Out
Hillary for America is releasing its newest television ad today, highlighting the aggressive plan Hillary Clinton rolled out last week to confront out-of-control costs for prescription drugs. As Clinton has said, too many American families and seniors are being squeezed by these rising drug costs – even as they have seen their wages and incomes grow far too slowly for years.
The new television ad, called “Overnight”, spotlights how Hillary Clinton is already getting results in her fight to curb prescription drug costs. In announcing her proposals last week, Clinton specifically spoke out against a plan by Turing Pharmaceuticals to raise the price of a drug that helps AIDS patients by more than 5,000 times its original level. A day after Clinton criticized the hike as "price gouging," the company's CEO reversed himself and pledged to cut the price of the drug, known as Daraprim.
Hillary Clinton will never stop this fight because Turing Pharmaceuticals isn’t the only company charging outrageous skyrocketing prices for prescription drugs that put them out of reach for everyday Americas who need them to get healthy or stay well. For a fact sheet detailing Clinton’s full plan for tackling rising prescription drug costs, click here.
The new 30-second spot is part of the campaign's ongoing buy in Iowa and New Hampshire and will run alongside previously released ads.
“Overnight”
A full script of the ad "Overnight” is available below:
HRC: It is time to deal with skyrocketing out of pocket costs.
Commentator: The 32 year old head of a pharmaceutical company raised the price of a life saving drug overnight by 5000%.
HRC: I'm announcing a detailed plan to crack down on these abuses.
Commentator: He may be lowering it after Hillary Clinton blasted him out of the water.
Commentator: Her plan would limit the out of pocket costs that consumers have to pay.
HRC: Nobody in America should have to choose between buying the medicine they need and paying their rent.
