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Michael Burgess: “It is clear that a socialist takeover of even one sector of the healthcare industry--prescription drugs--in Speaker…”

On the recordDecember 9, 2019
It is clear that a socialist takeover of even one sector of the healthcare industry--prescription drugs--in Speaker Pelosi's HR 3, there would be a reduced number of new drugs coming to market.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess claims that socialist policies would hinder drug development.

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