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Rick Perry: I got lobbied on this issue. I got lobbied by a 31-year-old young lady who had stage four cervical cancer. I spent a lot…

On the recordSeptember 22, 2011
I got lobbied on this issue. I got lobbied by a 31-year-old young lady who had stage four cervical cancer. I spent a lot of time with her. She came by my office. She talked to me about this program.
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Rick Perry

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Rick Perry defends his decision on the HPV vaccine by sharing a personal story about a woman affected by cervical cancer.

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