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Dick Durbin: “DOD medical research is one of my top priorities.”

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
DOD medical research is one of my top priorities.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin emphasizes the importance of medical research in the Department of Defense.

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