Drug votes disappointing

I’m disappointed in Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell. On Jan. 11, an amendment to a bill urging the federal government to allow Americans to purchase pharmaceutical drugs from Canada was voted down with the help of our “liberal” senators. It is clear that pharmaceutical drugs in Canada can be up to five times less expensive than those in the United States.

I am so disgusted with our senators’ votes, because they ignored the welfare and health of the American people, who overwhelmingly support this amendment.

I think citizens of Washington state should demand an explanation. The vote was 52-46, with 13 Democrats voting against it. Are Sens. Murray and Cantwell more concerned about their donors than the people they represent? Maybe Democrats should run people who are more progressive against Cantwell and Murray in future primaries.

We don’t want to continue to make the mistakes of 2016 of not listening to the people.

Nancy Street

Cheney