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Gilbert Gutknecht: “Mr. Chairman, there is a term ``illegal diversion'' used twice in section 307. I just want to make clear that the…”

On the recordMay 1, 2003
Mr. Chairman, there is a term ``illegal diversion'' used twice in section 307. I just want to make clear that the authors have the intent to keep us from reimporting drugs that are being donated for AIDS in central Africa; that this will not be used to block what we may do in the future in terms of allowing Americans to have access to drugs from other countries.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

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Addressing concerns about drug reimportation and its implications for AIDS donations in Africa.

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