“I wish Bob Hugin would speak up about the value and the contributions that the Hispanic Americans have made to our state and to our country when the president defiles them, in generic terms.” I wish Bob Hugin stood up for the abuses of the Trump administration’s immigration policies,” he began. “In reality, I’m glad that Bob Hugin, for the first time in his life, showed up at the Hispanic Day Parade: I’ve gone for 40 years. When asked to respond to claims that he had done very little for the residents of New Jersey and that it was time for a change, Menendez told HCV that it would be nice to see Hugin actually take a stand for the Garden State’s Hispanic population.

So if you’re willing in the private sector, to pray on the most vulnerable, who need a drug – in most cases to stay alive – what would he do if he was part of the United States Senate?”Īs Hudson County View reported, Menendez and Hugin crossed paths at the Hispanic Day Parade which spanned the majority of Bergenline Avenue in North Hudson, and the challenger was eager to tee off on his Democratic adversary. “He gouged cancer patients: the point is, he said ‘I raised the price because I can.’ Because I can. Menendez also exclaimed that President Donald Trump’s (R) Food and Drug Administration cited Celgene as “the worst company from stopping generic drugs from coming to the market.” District Court in California, for weeks, the incumbent drove the point home, calling Hugin a “fraud” dozens of times over during the media event.

While the charge was not a new one, Menendez’s campaign has been citing the settlement, which occurred in U.S. And yet under Bob Hugin’s watch, Celgene refused to provide samples to generic manufacturers looking to make cheaper alternatives to patients.”Īt the presser, which lasted around 30 minutes and included a lengthy question and answer session, the state’s senior senator honed in on the fact that Celgene paid $280 million in July 2017 to resolve fraud allegations made in a federal lawsuit. “I’ve met patients, who have been waiting for years, for more affordable versions of expensive prescription drugs, like Revlimid, become available. The same Bob Hugin who is trying to defraud New Jersey voters with his false advertising,” Menendez said. “For seniors who rely on Medicare, for the disabled and the poor who rely on Medicaid, to our veterans in the VA health system: Bob Hugin is a fraud.

Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) went off on his opponent, “greedy drug company CEO” Bob Hugin (R), who he repeatedly called “a fraud” due to what happened at Celgene under his watch.Â Outside a doctor’s office in Harrison, U.S.

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