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Tom Harkin: It costs us a lot of money every year. A lot of people die of influenza every year.

On the recordApril 27, 2009
It costs us a lot of money every year. A lot of people die of influenza every year.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the financial and health impact of influenza.

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