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Rosa DeLauro: “Look, I realize the pharmaceutical companies invest their resources. They bring a new drug to market. They should profit…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2016
Look, I realize the pharmaceutical companies invest their resources. They bring a new drug to market. They should profit from that innovation.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro discusses the balance between pharmaceutical profits and taxpayer-funded research costs.

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