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Robert Reich: “I was aware of the measles epidemic and appalled. Measles is…”

Featuring: Robert Reich, Former Secretary of Labor | National

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Trump's Forever War Is Here | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich

Published | Video Starts at 40:49

And setting up enough of an infrastructure to be able to do that. So when you take away key pieces of the infrastructure. Well, I was aware of the measles epidemic and appalled. Measles is terribly serious. I wasn't aware of a cyclosporiasis. I think that's what it's called. Yeah, because it's a cyclospora. It's the little parasite. I didn't know about that. Also, I read. (40:49–40:57)

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Asserts awareness and concern about the seriousness of the measles epidemic.

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