Assemblymember Marie WaldronSpecial to Valley NewsOne of the most important lessons from the pandemic is the need to prioritize reliable prescription drug manufacturing. California, especially this region, has long been a center for medical research, and one of our top priorities should be to encourage more drug research, innovations and manufacturing, especially for generic drugs. That’s why I support Senate Bill 852.While the main benefit of SB 852 will be to make medication available for thousands of Californians at a more reasonable cost, as we emerge from the pandemic-induced recession we can also create thousands of new jobs to help restore the world’s fifth-largest economy.SB 852 requires the California Health and Human Services Agency to enter into partnerships
