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Al Franken: As a society, it is wrong for us to expect people with devastating diseases to fund the search for their treatments.

On the recordJuly 20, 2010
As a society, it is wrong for us to expect people with devastating diseases to fund the search for their treatments.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken emphasizes the need for federal commitment to support treatment development.

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