11-21-2017, 02:39 AM
Drain the swamp!
Quote:President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made millions of dollars as a top drug industry executive, according to newly filed financial disclosure forms. Alex Azar, who was previously president of the U.S. division of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co., has a net worth of at least $8.7 million, according to documents filed with the Office of Government Ethics and analyzed by The Hill. Azar was paid nearly $2 million in his final year at Eli Lilly, according to the documents, which only date back to the previous 12 months. The company also paid him a $1.6 million severance package. Azar spent nearly a decade at Eli Lilly, and was president during a period when the company dramatically raised the price of insulin.HHS nominee Azar made millions working for drugmaker Lilly | TheHill