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Jamie Raskin: “So while we can't imagine this is some kind of Ayn Rand fantasy where the private sector did it all on its own, right?”

On the recordMay 15, 2019
So while we can't imagine this is some kind of Ayn Rand fantasy where the private sector did it all on its own, right?
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin emphasizes the importance of public funding in drug development.

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