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John Garamendi: “I appreciate the leadership of Ms. Waters. It goes on for many years in this particular area and beyond. Progress can be…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
I appreciate the leadership of Ms. Waters. It goes on for many years in this particular area and beyond. Progress can be made. I am just going to take 2 seconds here to show the funding levels for cancer, almost $5\1/2\ billion; HIV/AIDS, almost $3 billion; cardiovascular, $2 billion. This is 1 year out of date. Because of the work of Congress and the leadership of Chris Smith from the Republican side and Ms. Waters from the Democratic side, plus many Members, this number is not 560; it is just under a billion dollars now. We need more, and we need to get at it soon. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from the southern part of California (Mr. Peters).
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Mar 28, 2017

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