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On the recordJuly 13, 2015
You beat the crap out of them when something goes wrong, so their underlying statement is never do what is best when you can do what is safe.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn critiques Congress for creating a risk-averse environment at the FDA.

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