Bill Clinton: “The CDC has become our first line of defense against disease, injury…”

On the recordJune 23, 1996

The CDC has become our first line of defense against disease, injury, and disability.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Proclamation 6905—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Day, 1996

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