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Tom Cole: “We will be the biggest beneficiary in the end of these kind…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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A Conversation with Congressman Tom Cole

Published | Video Starts at 59:34

We need a strong Europe and we're going to make some investments here beyond military investments to help get this done? Well, we need a strong biomedical defense system that operates globally and we need to pay the resources. We will be the biggest beneficiary in the end of these kind of investments [in global health]. And again, I remember years ago at the when we were dealing with Ebola and I think it was my first year as chairman of the labor aid subcommittee. (59:34–59:40)

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Asserts that the U.S. will benefit the most from investments in global health.

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