Harkin Exit Intensifies Industry Need To Bolster Supplement Caucus
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
One of DSHEA’s chief authors, Tom Harkin will retire from the Senate after 2014, pressuring supplement industry leaders to identify the next generation of congressional supporters. CRN’s Steve Mister says it will not be possible to replace the duo of Harkin and Orrin Hatch, who is retiring after 2018.
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