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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
I really believe it, these two institutions in particular, and there are lots of good things in your budget, but these two in particular are every bit as important for the national defense and national security of the American people as the Pentagon is.
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John Winston Porter
Illinois

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Porter argues for the significance of NIH and CDC funding for national security.

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