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Jack Reed: “First of all, I do not want to let stand the suggestion that this has anything to do with checking IDs at a retail…”

On the recordJune 15, 1998
First of all, I do not want to let stand the suggestion that this has anything to do with checking IDs at a retail store. That is not part of the FDA regulation.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Responding to a misconception about FDA regulations during a Senate debate.

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