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Patrick Leahy: “What assurances can you give to this Committee and states like Vermont that the FDA will prioritize this food safety…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2015
What assurances can you give to this Committee and states like Vermont that the FDA will prioritize this food safety work in your fiscal year 2017 budget request?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy questions the FDA's commitment to food safety funding in the upcoming budget.

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