PhRMA quietly spends big in 2010

November 10, 2010
POLITICO
By Chris Frates

The drug industry spent at least $25 million protecting its friends in Congress this year, but PhRMA chief John Castellani doesn’t really want to talk about it.

The trade group was instrumental in several close Democratic Senate contests, spending millions to successfully protect embattled Majority Leader Harry Reid and seven figures to help Sen. Patty Murray of Washington win. And though the group spent more helping Reid than any other member of Congress, its total spending was split about evenly between Democrats and Republicans, knowledgeable industry sources told POLITICO. Read more

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