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Rosa DeLauro: The FDA--and I will continue to repeat--prior administration and in this administration abdicated the responsibility of…

On the recordJuly 23, 2019
The FDA--and I will continue to repeat--prior administration and in this administration abdicated the responsibility of looking at the safety of this product that now is on the market.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro criticizes the FDA for neglecting safety oversight of tobacco products.

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