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On the recordJuly 17, 2013
The issue of access to medicines has been central to some of our concerns, and it seems like the language you have put in is really a step back.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott critiques the TPP's language on access to medicines compared to previous agreements.

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