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Joe Pitts: “We cannot simply zero out this important program, as the administration has requested, and hope that other Federal…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2011
We cannot simply zero out this important program, as the administration has requested, and hope that other Federal programs not specifically dedicated to pediatric health care will pick up the slack.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts emphasizes the necessity of maintaining funding for pediatric healthcare programs.

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