#shorts On 6/6/2023, a reporter asked Karine Jean-Pierre, “You said at the top that there’s nothing in the Constitution that prevents Medicare from negotiating. The lawyers for Merck are arguing that it violates the Fifth Amendment, the Takings Clause; the First Amendment, it’s too coercive. Do you have a specific response to those arguments?

KJP: I don’t have a response to that … I’ve been very clear that it is in the Constitution to do what it is that we’re moving forward with. This is a piece of legislation, clearly, that was passed, the President signed into law … we have equity at everything that we do, and that we have an economy that grows from the middle up and the — bottom up …

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/_T4aq5C5PLw
Q: You said negotiate Medicare but 5th & 1st Amendment? A: I’ve been very clear every equity, economy