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On the recordMay 12, 2020
What's the point of the CDC if it doesn't offer expertise to states when they are opening up after the worst pandemic to hit this country in a century?
Said by
Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy criticizes the CDC for not providing timely guidance during the pandemic.

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