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On the recordSeptember 12, 2012
In other words, somebody needs to explain to this Subcommittee why in the world we would take something that has been used for years, that is recognized scientifically to be very valid and a very good tool for large areas in health care and also judgment and say all of a sudden you cannot use it?
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn questions the decision to limit a useful tool for judges.

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