New Jersey senators Menedez and Lautenberg, and representatives Pallone and Rathman seems to have influenced the Food and Drug Administration to approve a device (Menaflex) not fully proven to be safe.
The Congressmen received a total of $26,000 from ReGen beginning in October 2007
NY Times (09/25/09) - F.D.A. Reveals It Fell to a Push by Lawmakers
