In Georgia, we have a lot of hunters. There are more than 600,000 hunters in my state. But your budget proposes to eliminate this office. Respectfully, you seem distracted, Brother Secretary. Why does Your budget proposes to eliminate the CDC office that focuses on monitoring [prion disease]. this deadly infectious disease that's especially a risk to rural communities. Why are you proposing to eliminate the office? There's a lot of cuts at the agency that nobody wants. (03:38–03:51)
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