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On the recordOctober 2, 2017
The argument that Right to Try legislation is going to make more people have access to experimental medicines does not exist in my mind as a drug developer nor in anybody I know, and I can't say it more bluntly than that.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess doubts the effectiveness of Right to Try legislation in improving access to experimental drugs.

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