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On the recordMay 15, 2019
So the public invested to develop the drug. The public invested and funded the trials for FDA approval.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
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Ocasio-Cortez highlights public funding in drug development and FDA trials.

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