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Dick Durbin: “I set out 8 years ago to achieve 5 percent real growth in medical research by the Department of Defense and the National…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2023
I set out 8 years ago to achieve 5 percent real growth in medical research by the Department of Defense and the National Institutes of Health.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin reflects on his long-term goal for medical research funding.

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