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On the recordApril 12, 2011
It is chutzpah as well for the Republicans on this subcommittee to complain that FDA is not doing enough about food safety...
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman accuses Republicans of hypocrisy regarding FDA funding and safety complaints.

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