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Hillary Scholten: “Just this past November, 216 of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle voted to prohibit funding for the CDC's…”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2024
Just this past November, 216 of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle voted to prohibit funding for the CDC's firearm injury and mortality prevention research.
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Hillary Scholten
Democratic · Michigan

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Scholten criticizes the decision to cut funding for CDC research on gun violence.

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