Key House lawmakers reach bipartisan deal to advance long-stalled drug pricing bill

Key House lawmakers have come to a bipartisan agreement to move forward long-stalled legislation aimed at lowering drug prices.

The agreement between House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. and Rep. Greg Walden (Ore.), the panel’s top Republican, will allow the bills, aimed at increasing competition from cheaper generic drugs, to advance from the committee on a bipartisan vote expected later on Wednesday