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“We estimate, and I believe these are very conservative estimates, that H.R. 1, the Republican bill, would lead to 70,000 kids dying. Of that 70,000, 30,000 would come from malaria control programs that would have to be scaled back specifically. The other 40,000 is broken out as 24,000 would die because of a lack of support for immunizations and other investments and 16,000 would be because of a lack of skilled attendants at birth,” USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah testified before the House Appropriations State and Foreign Ops subcommittee.  Shah previously worked as a health care policy advisor on the Gore 2000 presidential campaign, was an active supporter of the Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008, and served as a member of Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell’s health transition committee.

This has to be the lowest of the low scare tactics… using children as political pawns.  Hooray for CHANGE!

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