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Tommy Thompson
stated on June 4, 2012 in a speech:

"Donna Shalala left me with 12 million doses" of smallpox vaccine and "I created enough" to vaccinate "every man, woman and child against smallpox in America."

By Dave Umhoefer • July 30, 2012
Tommy Thompson
stated on May 1, 2007 in the Web.:

"Tommy Thompson is the father of welfare reform, creating the groundbreaking Wisconsin Works program in Wisconsin that became the model for national and international reforms."

By Lissa August • June 1, 2007
Tommy Thompson
stated on May 1, 2007 in his campaign Web site.:

"Tommy Thompson created the first school choice program in the nation, giving thousands of Milwaukee students the choice of where they go to school – no matter where they live or how much money their parents make."

By Bill Adair • May 2, 2007