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Joe Pitts: “Five years ago, the committee passed the reauthorization of the medical device user fee, and when we voted for that…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
Five years ago, the committee passed the reauthorization of the medical device user fee, and when we voted for that bill, we did so expecting that FDA would meet its end of the deal.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts criticizes FDA for not meeting commitments on medical device user fees.

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