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On the recordSeptember 17, 2003
I want to clarify and put a question to the Senator. Using my numbers--these are not my numbers; these are the numbers from Department of Health, Education and Welfare back in 1975. The Senator says people didn't want to report that. I want to clarify for the Record that these are figures derived from death certificates. My question is, Is the Senator suggesting that doctors lied on death certificates about the reason for the death? That is what the Senator is suggesting.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Questioning a colleague's claims regarding death certificate reporting during a Senate debate.

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