Katie Porter lambasts big pharma over cancer drug price hike using whiteboard calculations

US representative Katie Porter used her now-signature whiteboard as she grilled former Celgene CEO Mark Alles over the connection between the significant price hike for Revlimid - a common cancer drug - and his personal bonus. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The Democratic congresswoman for California presented her argument during a House oversight and reform committee hearing that centred on an 18-month investigation into pharmaceutical price gouging. The drugmakers defended the price hikes as the cost of doing research and development and talked about price-reduction programs that their companies offer Congresswoman Katie Porter secures free coronavirus testing for all Americans – video ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2020/mar/13/free-coronavirus-testing-for-all-americans-secured-by-congresswoman-video Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► http://www.youtube.com/theguardian Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture