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Michael Burgess: “Conflict of interest rules are important and we recognize they provide credibility and transparency to the process.”

On the recordJuly 6, 2011
Conflict of interest rules are important and we recognize they provide credibility and transparency to the process.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess emphasizes the importance of conflict of interest rules for credibility in the FDA process.

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