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On the recordSeptember 12, 2017
I mean--this--when you are trying to find a cure for cancer and all the other great things, I don't know that this is the most important priority at the FDA.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton questions the FDA's priorities regarding drug approvals.

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