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Cory Booker: This is a new threat and we need the supplemental appropriation to be passed.

On the recordApril 13, 2016
This is a new threat and we need the supplemental appropriation to be passed.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker advocates for new funding to address emerging threats like Zika.

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