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Susan Collins: “Last year, we were able to pass legislation to extend the Special Diabetes Program for 2 additional years, and that…”

On the recordJune 21, 2011
Last year, we were able to pass legislation to extend the Special Diabetes Program for 2 additional years, and that program represents more than a third of our Federal commitment to diabetes research.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins highlights the importance of federal support for diabetes research.

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