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Dick Durbin: Do we want to live in a country where judges and politicians replace doctors, medical experts, and scientists as the…

On the recordApril 26, 2023
Do we want to live in a country where judges and politicians replace doctors, medical experts, and scientists as the arbiters of which drugs are safe?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin questions the role of judges in determining medical safety over experts.

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