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Sherrod Brown: “That is certainly right. It seems there are new emerging and potentially dangerous health threats. We obviously know of…”

On the recordJune 17, 2013
That is certainly right. It seems there are new emerging and potentially dangerous health threats. We obviously know of the disease--the acquired infection you just mentioned. We know now of the H7N9 bird flu and MERS. How does the Senator see CDC's unique role in tracking and attempting to prevent the spread of these threats before they reach our shores, before we in American hospitals such as Grady Memorial or at MedCentral of Ohio might be victims of that?
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio
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Jun 17, 2013

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