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Jake Auchincloss: “When you closed the Office of pharmaceutical quality in St…”

Featuring: Jake Auchincloss, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, District 4

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When you fire all of FTC and then you can't prosecute corporate greed and malfeasance. Okay, maybe you saved some salaries at ftc, but did you get a return on investment for the American public? When you closed the Office of pharmaceutical quality in St. Louis that tests for toxins in our pharmaceutical supply chain, did you save money on the lease? Yeah, I guess. But then if you have toxins in our pharmaceutical supply chain and you have a massive drug recall, did you get a return on investment for the American public? These. (14:12–14:20)

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