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Tim Kaine: “Let's be clear. Those tweaks alone will not solve the problem. More work is needed outside the FDA context and outside…”

On the recordApril 3, 2017
Let's be clear. Those tweaks alone will not solve the problem. More work is needed outside the FDA context and outside this committee's jurisdiction to address the root cause of high prices.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine stresses that additional efforts are necessary to tackle high drug prices.

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