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Michael Burgess: “The argument that Right to Try legislation is going to make more people have access to experimental medicines does not…”

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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