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A Systemic Risk The U.S. Congress Who bought your Congressman today? Chances are it wasn't you. How many thousands can you spend the way some corporations do? The way that ReGen Biologics did to get knee patch approval, Resulting in the FDA Commissioner's removal? You think Menendez, Lautenberg, et al. aren't swayed by money? Well, none of them's on record with a "Thank you, but no thank you, Honey." Instead they wrote the FDA to say what's in their "heart of hearts", For as incumbent politicians they're dogged patrons of the arts Of twisting arms and pressuring with influential votes Whomever they cannot persuade with dog-doo and misquotes. They pose a grave systemic risk when they accept donations And will until we make sure that their only gifts are Ken'L Rations. Can't find them in your supermarket? Let's hope that no one can. How much better off we'd be if their sole venue was C-SPAN.
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