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On the recordApril 3, 2017
President Trump seems to think that user fees are a substitute for Congress doing its job. He's wrong on this.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren criticizes Trump's view on user fees replacing congressional funding for the FDA.

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