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Hal Rogers: FDA was asleep at the switch, and the opioid epidemic has flared like a wildfire.

On the recordMarch 6, 2018
FDA was asleep at the switch, and the opioid epidemic has flared like a wildfire.
Said by
Hal Rogers
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Rogers criticizes the FDA's inaction during the onset of the opioid epidemic.

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