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Earl Blumenauer: “The Federal Government was asleep at the switch; problems with the pharmaceutical industry; with the medical profession.”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
The Federal Government was asleep at the switch; problems with the pharmaceutical industry; with the medical profession.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Blumenauer criticizes the federal government's inaction on addiction and pharmaceutical issues.

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