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Expect FDA Diagnostics-Reform Bill Passage In 2019, Rep. DeGette Says

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Passage of a US FDA diagnostics reform bill is one priority for the US House Energy and Commerce Committee in 2019, said cosponsor and committee member Rep. Diana Degette, D-Colo.

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