Gilbert Gutknecht: “Once again, the facts do not support that. We know, for example, how…”

On the recordOctober 7, 2003

Once again, the facts do not support that. We know, for example, how many people have died from taking legal FDA approved drugs from other countries. It is a nice, round number, easy to remember: It is zero. We know that more people become ill and die from eating foods, fruits and vegetables, which the FDA is also responsible for, than they ever will with the drugs we are talking about. More importantly, this is happening now. Americans are doing this right now, many of them knowing that, technically, the FDA says this is illegal. I do not necessarily agree that this is illegal. Congressional intent is very clear: We intend to make this legal, and we intend to make it safer, using tamper-proof, counterfeit-proof packaging, which is not required today, actually making this business even safer.

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Gilbert Gutknecht

Republican · Minnesota

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Discussing the safety of FDA approved drugs from other countries during a House floor debate.

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Gilbert Gutknecht: “Once again, the facts do not support that. We know, for example, how many people have died from taking legal FDA…”

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