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Elizabeth Warren: We're falling behind in our preparation for known threats, and we're not laying the intellectual and the scientific…

On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
We're falling behind in our preparation for known threats, and we're not laying the intellectual and the scientific groundwork to prepare for the next round of threats.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren warns about inadequate preparation for future health threats.

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