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On the recordJune 20, 2012
Part of the reason is personal because my mother passed not long after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Said by
Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Pallone shares a personal connection to pancreatic cancer while discussing research funding.

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