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On the recordOctober 15, 2014
A ban or quarantine would hinder efforts to fight the epidemic in West Africa, and the worse the epidemic becomes in West Africa, the greater it is going to be a problem all over the world including the United States.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman argues against travel bans, stating they could worsen the Ebola epidemic globally.

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