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Dick Durbin: We've learned the hard way that these countries with very few medical resources, when they face this kind of epidemic…

On the recordSeptember 15, 2014
We've learned the hard way that these countries with very few medical resources, when they face this kind of epidemic challenge, are only a 10-hour plane ride away from the United States.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin emphasizes the proximity of countries facing medical crises to the U.S.

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