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Richard Blumenthal: “I'm suggesting to you that the jurisdiction ought to be asserted as widely and effectively as possible and that there be…”

On the recordNovember 14, 2012
I'm suggesting to you that the jurisdiction ought to be asserted as widely and effectively as possible and that there be no ambiguity in the law as there is now.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal advocates for clearer jurisdictional authority for the FDA.

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