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Dick Durbin: “I think Secretary Martin made a point that I want to close on. That is, we are not just dealing with the nursing…”

On the recordJune 27, 2001
I think Secretary Martin made a point that I want to close on. That is, we are not just dealing with the nursing shortage in the future, we are dealing with a family shortage.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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congress.gov
Jun 27, 2001

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of nursing and family shortages.

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