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On the recordMay 22, 2018
We cannot allow another outbreak to go unchecked because the White House considers arbitrary budget cuts to be good politics.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Warning against budget cuts that could lead to unchecked disease outbreaks.

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