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Numbers of the Day May 12, 2026 · 1:25 pm ET Source: STAT News

$130 Million to Shape the Drug Plan That 'Helped' Them

$130M+
lobbied by 17 pharma companies anchoring TrumpRx — up 23% in 2025 alone

The 17 companies at the center of TrumpRx didn't wait for the White House to unveil its February 2026 prescription drug-pricing plan — they built it. Per OpenSecrets, those firms accounted for more than a quarter of the pharmaceutical industry's record $457.3 million in 2025 federal lobbying. The play is straightforward: flood the zone while the rules are being written, then stand next to the president at the ribbon-cutting. Citizens United made the flood cheaper; TrumpRx made it profitable.

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