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Michael Burgess: “We approved, and got signed into law, the first major sickle cell legislation, Danny Davis' bill from Illinois.”

On the recordMarch 11, 2019
We approved, and got signed into law, the first major sickle cell legislation, Danny Davis' bill from Illinois.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess highlights the passage of significant sickle cell legislation.

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