Name: China Holds Critical Leverage Over US Drug Supply, Senate Hearing Warns
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Description: Lawmakers on the Senate Special Committee on Aging raised concerns about America’s reliance on China for pharmaceutical ingredients.

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Lawmakers on the Senate Special Committee on Aging raised concerns about America’s reliance on China for pharmaceutical ingredients. Witnesses told senators many widely used medications depend on Chinese manufacturing, prompting calls for legislation requiring clearer labeling and efforts to rebuild domestic drug production.

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