Tom Harkin: “But I must say to my friend that the Centers for Disease Control and…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2013

But I must say to my friend that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is out there keeping diseases from spreading, containing them where they break out, putting in prevention measures all over this country. They too are furloughing people. Just think what would happen if, God forbid, some virulent bacteria or virus were to break out and they have--as my colleague knows, the CDC is very good at containment. They know how to handle these situations. What if they don't have the people to do that?

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Tom Harkin

Democratic · Iowa

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Oct 1, 2013

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