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Arlen Specter: “Since 2004, when I chaired this subcommittee, with the joinder of Senator Harkin, who is now the chair, we appropriated…”

On the recordAugust 20, 2009
Since 2004, when I chaired this subcommittee, with the joinder of Senator Harkin, who is now the chair, we appropriated $6.4 billion to deal with the vaccine problem.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Discussing funding appropriations for vaccine issues since 2004.

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