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FDR: The health of the people is a public concern; ill health is a major cause of suffering, economic loss, and dependency.

On the recordJanuary 22, 1939
The health of the people is a public concern; ill health is a major cause of suffering, economic loss, and dependency.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Message to Congress on the National Health Program

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