House panel unveils right-to-try bill

By Robert King

Published March 10, 2018 3:11pm ET

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House panel unveils right-to-try bill — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., (pictured) and Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, have unveiled a right-to-try bill in the House of Representatives on Saturday morning. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

House lawmakers have unveiled their version of a bill that lets terminally ill patients try experimental treatments.

The bill was released early Saturday morning and is the House companion of a Senate version that passed last year. The White House has also made pushing legislation for right-to-try a major priority, with President Trump even mentioning it during his State of the Union address in January.

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