Pharmaceutical Industry on the Joe Rogan Experience
3 fact-checked claims across 2 episodes · Aug 2019 to Nov 2023 · updated Jul 16, 2026
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- Bernie Sanders (2)
- Dr. Shawn Baker (1)
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“Do you know how much the drug companies alone spent to defeat that effort? They spent $131 million on one ballot item in one state.”
Sanders claims drug companies spent $131 million to defeat a 2016 California drug-pricing ballot measure (Prop 61).
“Over the last 20 years, the drug companies alone have spent $4.5 billion in 20 years on lobbying and campaign contributions.”
Sanders claims pharmaceutical companies spent $4.5 billion over 20 years on lobbying and campaign contributions.
“the FDA for new drug, for new drug approvals, it's like 65% of that budget comes from the pharmaceutical industry itself. So they're like, they're paying to re…”
Baker claims about 65% of the FDA's new-drug-approval budget comes from pharmaceutical industry user fees.