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