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Jeff Merkley: “It was 2009 when the United States, Congress, and the President passed legislation giving FDA the power to regulate…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2015
It was 2009 when the United States, Congress, and the President passed legislation giving FDA the power to regulate these products.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights the timeline of FDA's regulatory power over tobacco.

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