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On the recordApril 3, 2017
The result will be a crippled agency, a cop that is severely underfunded and whose ability to enforce the law will be at the mercy of whatever the regulated companies do or don't want to see enforced.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren warns that reduced FDA funding will severely impact its enforcement capabilities.

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