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Tommy Thompson: “After anthrax, the federal government and the president…”

Featuring: Tommy Thompson, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Ep26 - HHS Then & Now with Tommy Thompson

Published | Video Starts at 22:13

They don't have enough of the public health support. And that's a real challenge. And for not just, you know, the little states, all the states, big states included. Right. But what happened is, After anthrax, the federal government and the president said, do whatever you need. And I said, the first thing we have to do is we have to rebuild the state's public health system. (22:13–22:20)

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Asserts that the federal government and the president authorized extensive measures after the anthrax attacks.

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