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Michael Bennet: “If we had put a war on neurologic diseases at the same time we declared a war on cancer, we probably would not be having…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2017
If we had put a war on neurologic diseases at the same time we declared a war on cancer, we probably would not be having this conversation.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet emphasizes the need for more focus on neurologic diseases compared to cancer.

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