10/08/1943
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"We will be making as sound an investment as any Government can make; the dividends are payable in human life and health."
"Ideally, the Federal Government should exercise responsibility of leadership and assistance to the States."
"The Public Health Service Act is an important step toward the goal of better national health."
"It authorizes increased appropriations for grants to the States for general public health work."