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Peter Welch: “I agree with Elijah Cummings. And I want to say to all the witnesses, you don't know what a breath of fresh air it is to…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2017
I agree with Elijah Cummings. And I want to say to all the witnesses, you don't know what a breath of fresh air it is to have folks coming in here that aren't asking for some special advantage and are trying to help us on a bipartisan basis understand what we can do public policywise to help a lot of Americans who just want to live their lives, but do need medication along the way.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch appreciates witnesses' efforts to assist in bipartisan policy for medication access.

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