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Dan Burton: I want to join the gentleman and some of our other colleagues, a growing number of our colleagues, in demanding that the…

On the recordJune 9, 2003
I want to join the gentleman and some of our other colleagues, a growing number of our colleagues, in demanding that the GAO do an entire study of this to find out why the American people are being ripped off by the pharmaceutical companies when, in large part, the taxpayer is paying for that research. It makes no sense to me. And why is the FDA, why is the FDA protecting the pharmaceutical industry? It is something that should not be tolerated.
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Dan Burton
Indiana

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Calling for a GAO study on pharmaceutical companies and FDA practices.

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