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Remarks by John E. Fogarty to the U.S. House of Representatives on his attendance at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, June 23, 1959

Senator John Fogarty (D-RI) was a champion of public health at home and abroad. After returning from the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, he explained to the House of Representatives that a shared desire for health can bring people together across political and geographic boundaries