CHAIRMAN CHAIRMAN HOLDS HEARING ON BIRTH DEFECTS From: Washington Transcript Service | Date: July 26, 2002 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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07-26-2002

U.S. SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE:
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HOLDS A HEARING ON BIRTH DEFECTS

JULY 26, 2002
SPEAKERS:
U.S. SENATOR CHRISTOPHER J. DODD (D-CT)
CHAIRMAN
U.S. SENATOR JEFF BINGAMAN (D-NM)
U.S. SENATOR PAUL DAVID WELLSTONE (D-MN)
U.S. S...

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