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On the recordMay 18, 2016
I appreciate the Senator from Florida yielding for a question. I wish to ask the question, Is the Senator aware that $580 million of unspent Ebola funds has been reprogrammed by the Obama administration as a down payment on dealing with this impending crisis?
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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