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Mark Kelly: “In my early days in the Navy, I spent time with the hose and the AFFF, putting out fires for training, not realizing at…”

On the recordOctober 19, 2021
In my early days in the Navy, I spent time with the hose and the AFFF, putting out fires for training, not realizing at the time that chemical was going to do so much harm to groundwater across the Country.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Mark Kelly reflects on his past use of AFFF and its environmental impact.

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