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Richard Shelby: “Treatment choices should be made between doctors and patients, rather than by folks in Washington, DC.”

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
Treatment choices should be made between doctors and patients, rather than by folks in Washington, DC.
Said by
Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of the doctor-patient relationship over government involvement.

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