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On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
I am going to write a formal letter to you at CDC outlining this and asking how you would structure such a system and when it could be implemented, how much would it cost, do you have the wherewithal to do it.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin plans to formally request information from the CDC about a new system for tracking illnesses.

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