Bernie Sanders received money from the pharmaceutical indus…

Bernie Sanders received money from the pharmaceutical industry, but a closer look shows that these contributions were primarily from rank-and-file employees, not from executives, lobbyists, or corporate PACs. According to OpenSecrets, in 2020, Sanders received more than $1.4 million from the pharmaceuticals/health products industry, but he had pledged to reject all contributions over $200 from the PACs, executives, and lobbyists of pharmaceutical and health insurance companies.[1][2] His campaign website specified that the pledge did not apply to donations from rank-and-file workers, and most of the money categorized as coming from the pharmaceutical industry actually came from these workers, not through corporate PACs or executive contributions.