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Elijah Cummings: “If we had them here, we could have asked what they believe are the causes of the crisis and we could have asked their…”

On the recordNovember 29, 2011
If we had them here, we could have asked what they believe are the causes of the crisis and we could have asked their opinion about specific factors that contribute to the insufficient supply of these drugs.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings advocates for drug manufacturers' testimony to understand drug shortage causes.

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