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On the recordJune 10, 2014
We cannot legislate scientific advances. In some areas, the lack of new treatments is attributable to a lack of scientific knowledge, not the lack of incentives.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman discusses the limitations of legislation in driving scientific progress.

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