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Trump presses key Republican to move on ‘right to try’

Signaling urgency on right-to-try legislation, Trump privately asked a key Republican on Wednesday “How close are you to getting this done?”
Source: Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images

WASHINGTON — President Trump personally pressed a key House committee chairman to move quickly on right-to-try legislation, asking for a timeline on the bill’s delivery at a separate White House event on infrastructure Wednesday.

Rep. Greg Walden, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said Trump’s question

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