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The town hall protests against health care reform are not appropriate. "the last time I had to confront something like this was when I voted for the civil rights bill"

Food testing standards in America are not effective. "How to fix our broken food safety system."

Congress should strengthen regulations on direct-to-consumer advertising. "Patient health should always trump corporate profits."

The FDA should regulate tobacco products. "In a perfect world, we'd ban all cigarettes." But Dingell supports compromise.

The FDA's drug approval process is not effective. "John Dingell Blasts FDA’s Closed Culture at Today’s Committee Hearing on Drug Safety"

Abstinence-only sex education is not effective. A Colossal Failure

The U.S. should not permit the import of prescription drugs from Canada. "Flooded with unsafe pharmaceutical counterfeits"

The government should negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. Dingell Plans to Force Negotiations

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. government provide universal healthcare?

UNKNOWN: Should the government regulate the cost of healthcare?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)?

UNKNOWN: Do people have a right to affordable healthcare?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. implement a single-payer health care system?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. do more to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa?

UNKNOWN: Do you use lip balm regularly?

UNKNOWN: Would a universal healthcare system require a tax increase?

UNKNOWN: Is the use of birth control equivalent to abortion?

UNKNOWN: Should physician-assisted suicide be legal?

UNKNOWN: Should contraceptives be covered by health insurance plans?

UNKNOWN: Should health insurance pricing favor those who meet physical standards?

UNKNOWN: Should adults be required by law to purchase health insurance?

UNKNOWN: When does life begin?

UNKNOWN: Should the government impose smoking bans?

UNKNOWN: Should medical providers have the right to refuse medical care they find morally objectionable?

UNKNOWN: Should healthcare reform include a government-sponsored health insurance option?

UNKNOWN: Should employers be required to offer health insurance to full-time employees?

UNKNOWN: Should the government require labeling of genetically modified food?

UNKNOWN: Is "third-hand smoke" a viable concern?

UNKNOWN: Should a legal guardian be able to make life and death medical decisions for an individual in a persistant vegetative state if there is no living will?

UNKNOWN: Do humans have souls?

UNKNOWN: Should chain restaurants be required to display calorie counts on their menus?

UNKNOWN: Should employers offer health savings accounts?

UNKNOWN: Is Cuba's healthcare system effective?

UNKNOWN: Should insurance premiums be tax-deductible?

UNKNOWN: Should employer health care plans offer equivalent benefits for both mental health and physical conditions?

UNKNOWN: Is it necessary to grow food organically?

UNKNOWN: Will health care reform legislation be passed in 2009?

UNKNOWN: Should there be limits on the amount of damages awarded in medical malpractice suits?

UNKNOWN: Has media coverage of the swine flu outbreak been overblown?

UNKNOWN: Is there a link between childhood vaccinations and autism?