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And not that Ford necessarily believed that he made any big mistakes regarding Swine Flu and Legionnaires' disease, but rather that the two outbreaks impress on him, Wow, these are important issues.

And President Ford acts like a good conservative pushing for moderate, sustainable increases in CDC's budget and basic research above and beyond the rate of inflation. I'm guessing a Democratic Congress will be happy to go along with Ford in areas where he wants to increase spending (although politicians do pick unexpected fights).

If Ford is successful at increasing spending, will the U.S. be better prepared for AIDS in 1981 and how much of a difference will it make?
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