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Chris Smith: extraordinary, important programs like PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a number of the refugee…

On the recordOctober 10, 2017
extraordinary, important programs like PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a number of the refugee programs, and a whole lot of other programs that deal with infectious diseases like tuberculosis need to be funded in a very robust way in order to save lives and to mitigate dangers, especially to women and children.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the need for robust funding for critical health and refugee programs.

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