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Jeanne Shaheen: “The cost of [the] United States response is approaching $1 billion," they wrote. "Investment now in voluntary family…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2026
The cost of [the] United States response is approaching $1 billion," they wrote. "Investment now in voluntary family planning is fiscally rational in addition to being morally urgent.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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