01/19/2010
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"In North Carolina, we employ over 8,000 people in the medical technology industry, and it's an industry that really does create thousands of jobs."
"One complaint that I continue to hear from constituent companies is that the FDA's medical device review process is unpredictable and inconsistent."
"Have you recognized any suppliers lower down the chain of parts that have repeatedly been found to have counterfeit parts being used?"
"I guess the question is how comfortable do you feel now with these protocols that you have put in place."