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On the recordMarch 24, 2015
This figure pales in comparison to what we spend on cancer, HIV/AIDS, and cardiovascular disease.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins compares Alzheimer's funding to other diseases, highlighting its inadequacy.

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