I think having members of Congress who are willing to write letters, frankly is really important. A lot of people haven't done that in the past. We've seen some members who have and that's been a little effective. The most effective thing that you can do as a member of Congress is getting on the President's butt about making sure they nominate the correct person to the fda. and also director like you were talking about. I think one of the big issues with the FDA broadly, and it trickles on down, is they're not used to. (58:52–59:04)
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