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On the recordNovember 14, 2012
In fiscal year 2009, CDC funding was $6.239 billion. Got that? In 2009, $6.239 billion. In fiscal year 2012, it's down to $5.644 billion.
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland

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Mikulski highlights the decrease in CDC funding over the years.

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