Opinion by Greg Sargent: Walgreens’s surrender to the GOP should light a fire under Democrats
legal action against the pharmacy giant, even though it’s not remotely clear they have real grounds for any such threat. In essence, Republicans shouted, “Boo!” And Walgreens jumped.escalate pressure on Walgreens from the other side: They are insisting Walgreens has no rationale for capitulating to GOP intimidation and are hinting at action of their own in response.“Walgreens has to reverse its position,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal told me.
“What they’ve done is absolutely unconscionable, succumbing to threats and bullying from attorneys general who have no legal basis for what they are doing.”Blumenthal said Democrats should consider hearings if other big pharmacies such as CVS and Rite Aid — which“The hearings would call the chief executives of these companies to explain why they have capitulated and caved to these hard-right ideologues,” Blumenthal said.
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