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On the recordJuly 11, 2018
I am told by my grandmother--I was told back then that her mother died of tuberculosis in Mexico around 1922--early 1920, and I notice that there has been about a 26 percent cut in the President's budget request in 2018 from 2017.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

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Castro discusses historical health issues and recent budget cuts affecting health programs.

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