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On the recordApril 27, 2009
I think what is happening right now makes it crystal-clear that the public health departments, both of our State and our Federal Government, have been inadequately funded in the past.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the inadequate funding of public health departments amid current challenges.

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