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On the recordMarch 19, 2007
Senator Harkin and I, and this committee--and I think, really, the whole Congress--are determined to increase funding so we can find an answer to autism.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Specter emphasizes the commitment to increase funding for autism research.

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