And that's why it's so important, from my perspective, to say out loud what is true before history is rewritten and disputed. And it's lying. That gets us here because we say, oh, no, no, no. Lobbying efforts had no effect. Really? We say that about our pharmaceutical policy? No. Everybody understands that every policy a large government makes, including ours, is influenced by various stakeholders who are affected by the policy. But this is the one area we have to be like. (00:54)
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Asserts that lobbying efforts do affect U.S. policy, contrary to claims otherwise.
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