Politicians will never stop "GIVING" money to the bigPHRMA people because those people give back 10 fold to the campaign's of these idiotic politicians.  It's just a vicious circle of generosity with OUR MONEY.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/01/14/republican-party-of-kentucky-home-state-of-mitch-mcconnell-receives-generous-1-million-donation-from-pfizer/

I'd be willing to bet Dr. Rand Paul won't take a penny  And there's your difference between people with a conscience and morals and people like that bottom-feeding mitch mcCONnell.