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Chris Van Hollen: “You cannot claim to be making American children healthier while shutting down the research that would do exactly that.”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2026
You cannot claim to be making American children healthier while shutting down the research that would do exactly that.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Senator Van Hollen's statement on pediatric research cuts.

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