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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordMay 4, 2023
What has that done for us? How many lives were saved during the COVID pandemic because of investments by PAHPA or BARDA?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Questioning the effectiveness of federal investments in pandemic preparedness.

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