evidence: Fact-checking Bernie Sanders on pharmaceutical lobbying pushback [...] Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., took a shot at lobbyists for the pharmaceutical industry for blocking progress on a "human infrastructure" bill, particularly on a provision that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. [...] Asked about Sanders’ source for the lobbyist figure, his office pointed to a database of lobbyists maintained by OpenSecrets. The database counts 1,469 lobbyists whose subject area falls under the definition "pharmaceuticals/health products."