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Emanuel Cleaver: I hate cancer, I hate it. I have seen it wreak havoc in the lives of men and women almost all of my life.

On the recordOctober 9, 2007
I hate cancer, I hate it. I have seen it wreak havoc in the lives of men and women almost all of my life.
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Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · Missouri

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Remembering Congresswoman Jo Ann Davis and discussing the impact of cancer.

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