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On the recordSeptember 18, 2023
So, Mr. Chairman, I am grateful that we are having this hearing. We desperately need to regulate and to address this issue because, as Representative Bush said, literally, lives depend on it.
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Melanie Stansbury
Democratic · New Mexico

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Stansbury emphasizes the need for regulation in drug pricing due to its impact on lives.

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