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Ed Markey: A stitch in time saves nine. But here a billion dollars now could save $10 billion later.

On the recordJuly 12, 2016
A stitch in time saves nine. But here a billion dollars now could save $10 billion later.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Investing now can prevent higher costs in the future for treating birth defects.

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