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Gilbert Gutknecht: “In the era of the Internet, NAFTA and world trade, the FDA should not be allowed to stand between American consumers and…”

On the recordJune 18, 2002
In the era of the Internet, NAFTA and world trade, the FDA should not be allowed to stand between American consumers and lower drug prices.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

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Addressing the role of the FDA in relation to drug prices and international trade.

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