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Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C. D. C. from political interference.

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Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C. D. C. from political interference.
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Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C. D. C. from political interference.
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Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C. D. C. from political interference.
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