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On the recordMay 15, 2019
But unfortunately, we are in D.C. and, never allowing a political opportunity to go to waste, they are going to get marked up in Rules Committee, and we are going to vote on bills this week that just quite frankly have no chance of becoming law.
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Kelly Armstrong
Republican · North Dakota

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Armstrong criticizes the political process hindering effective drug pricing legislation.

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