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On the recordSeptember 15, 2014
I would hope before this week ends and we return home that we might consider bringing this to the floor on a bipartisan basis and expedite the appointment of Dr. Frieden.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin urges quick Senate action on Dr. Frieden's appointment to WHO.

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