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Chuck Schumer: I wish to speak about lupus, a chronic and devastating autoimmune disease which affects a growing number of military…

On the recordAugust 3, 2006
I wish to speak about lupus, a chronic and devastating autoimmune disease which affects a growing number of military personnel, their family members, and veterans. I would like to have this disease included in the Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program. I am glad to see my friend Chairman Stevens is on the floor to discuss this issue with me.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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