House May Be Stopping Point For Rx Importation Bills – Hill Staffer
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Aide to House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Johnson argues that House leaders will be better able to avoid consideration of importation legislation than the Senate. Democratic opponent of the concept suggests drug imports may violate WTO rules.
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