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Al Franken: “I'm proud that my State of Minnesota was the first State to enact legislation, in 1993, requiring public reporting of…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2009
I'm proud that my State of Minnesota was the first State to enact legislation, in 1993, requiring public reporting of drug-company marketing payments to doctors.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken highlights Minnesota's pioneering legislation on drug-company payment transparency.

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