Marcy Kaptur: “I am shocked, quite frankly, that we are going through this debate…”

On the recordJune 8, 1999

I am shocked, quite frankly, that we are going through this debate again this year after the outcry of the many medical and pharmaceutical organizations who opposed this amendment last year. It is an unprecedented invasion into the FDA's approval process. Quite frankly, this is a place where Congress has no right to be. We are not scientists. We do not know what is best for the health of American citizens. This amendment is intended to block research. It blocks not only drugs that are currently in the pipeline, but potential future breakthroughs in biomedical research. It is an attempt to promote an anti-choice agenda.

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Marcy Kaptur

Democratic · Ohio

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Addressing an amendment related to FDA approval processes and biomedical research.

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Marcy Kaptur: “I am shocked, quite frankly, that we are going through this debate again this year after the outcry of the many medical…”

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