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On the recordAugust 3, 2009
More than 30 years ago, Senator Kennedy championed the Medical Device Amendments, a bill that gave the Food and Drug Administration long-overdue authority to regulate medical devices.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin references Senator Kennedy's past efforts in medical device regulation.

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