10/15/2013
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"The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for ensuring the safety and effectiveness of medical devices that millions of Americans use."
"many American citizens, as well as people around the world, would be surprised to learn that the Congress of the United States has to approve the local budget of the Nation's Capitol"
"funding is absolutely essential--and that is, funding from the Federal Government level."
"The Republican Federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2012, widely known as the Ryan plan, was passed by a party-line vote in the House of Representatives on April 15, 2011."