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John Larson: “They are attempting to make across the board cuts to…”

Featuring: John Larson, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 1st Congressional District

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Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare

Published | Video Starts at 24:31

This has been both an important tool in keeping us ahead of the curve and finding the most innovative and creative ways to deal with disease. And by cutting the necessary research, it only hurts us and pushes us back. They are attempting to make across the board cuts to research. They're going after institutions, they're targeting research that they disagree with. That's a tragedy. It means all of us will suffer. (24:31–24:35)

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