On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
The CDC, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is the nation's foremost public health agency. And yet, it has been absent from this research agenda for more than 20 years.
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DeLauro criticizes the CDC's lack of involvement in gun violence research.
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