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Rep. Rahm Emanuel: “The fact is we would have competition. It is a Gutknecht-Emanuel bill with a number of the gentleman's colleagues on his…”

On the recordJune 26, 2003
The fact is we would have competition. It is a Gutknecht-Emanuel bill with a number of the gentleman's colleagues on his side and a number of colleagues on my side. The three provisions to this bill, A, allow generics to come to market quicker so name brand pharmaceutical companies could not be involved in frivolous lawsuits.
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Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Illinois

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Discussing the Gutknecht-Emanuel bill related to pharmaceuticals and generics.

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