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Frank Pallone: “Part of the reason is personal because my mother passed not long after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.”

On the recordJune 20, 2012
Part of the reason is personal because my mother passed not long after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
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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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