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Joe Pitts: “This is not House Republicans, this is the President's Jobs Council. This is the administration that is voicing concern…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
This is not House Republicans, this is the President's Jobs Council. This is the administration that is voicing concern with the predictability and consistency within the FDA.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts emphasizes that the Jobs Council's concerns reflect broader issues with FDA regulation.

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