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Lynn C. Woolsey: Certainly our number one concern is the health of every American, everybody around the world, when it comes to a…

On the recordMay 6, 2009
Certainly our number one concern is the health of every American, everybody around the world, when it comes to a pandemic.
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Lynn C. Woolsey
California

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Woolsey emphasizes the importance of health during a pandemic.

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