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Dan Burton: “So it boils down to why is the Food and Drug Administration trying to protect the huge profits that are being made here…”

On the recordOctober 7, 2003
So it boils down to why is the Food and Drug Administration trying to protect the huge profits that are being made here in the United States by the pharmaceutical companies, when at the same time in other parts of the world it is not that great.
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Dan Burton
Indiana

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Questioning the FDA's role in protecting pharmaceutical profits during a discussion on drug pricing.

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