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Tag: Alaska

Legislative Testimony: “Right to Try” Bill would Nullify in Practice Some FDA Restrictions on Terminal Patients

March 2, 2016

Following is testimony I offered before the Alaska Senate Health and Social Services Committee in support of "Right to Try" legislation. SB113 would bypass the FDA expanded access program and allow terminally ill patients to obtain experimental drugs from manufacturers without first obtaining FDA approval. This procedure directly conflicts with the federal expanded access program..

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Maharrey Testifies Before Alaska Senate Committee on Bill to Take On NSA Spying

March 22, 2015

Following is my testimony before the Alaska Senate Community and Regional Affairs Committee in support of SB13, a bill that would would ban "material support or resources" to the NSA. Last year, the Alaska Senate passed a powerful resolution condemning NSA spying and proclaiming that the Alaska State Legislature “will not assist the federal government..