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Joe Pitts: “Some may not like this bill because they say it bans all drugs, but I just don't see how a pro-drug policy is a winning…”

On the recordApril 29, 2012
Some may not like this bill because they say it bans all drugs, but I just don't see how a pro-drug policy is a winning argument.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts defends H.R. 1733 against criticism regarding drug bans in horseracing.

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