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Arlen Specter: “The NIH did not send this Senator anywhere. My views arrive from my own research. When I hear the Senator from New…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2004
The NIH did not send this Senator anywhere. My views arrive from my own research. When I hear the Senator from New Mexico disagreeing with the research, I think about how many times he has come to me and I have helped him on funding for mental health. That is a very vital part of what NIH is doing, a matter of great importance to the Senator from New Mexico, just as so many of these maladies are important to every Senator in this Chamber.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the importance of NIH funding and mental health research.

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