Did Joe Biden draw more pharmaceutical industry contributions than his opponent in 2020?
By Esther Tsvayg
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Donors in the pharmaceutical industry contributed $6.3 million to the 2020 campaign of Joe Biden, nearly four times more money than they channeled to Trump, who took in $1.59 million, based on data through Oct. 23.
At the Congressional level, pharmaceutical political action committees channeled $6 million to Republicans and $3.7 million to Democrats during the 2020 election cycle.
The pharmaceutical industry has historically favored Republican candidates, who have received 64% of the industry's contributions since 1990.
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