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On the recordMarch 15, 2016
But what I want to know is why U.S. taxpayers are getting gouged for drugs that wouldn't exist without the significant investment of U.S. taxpayers.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

DeLauro questions the high costs of drugs developed from taxpayer-funded research.

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