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EPISODE · Aug 19, 2026 · 32 MIN

[News] Congress Funded These CDC Programs. The People Who Ran Them Are Gone.

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An Alzheimer's program with $41 million and nobody in it, a $246 million smoking office whose staff sit on paid leave, and a 1974 law written to stop presidents from refusing to spend money that may not reach a decision to dismantle the capacity to spend it.

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