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On the recordApril 15, 2008
Your job is to protect human health at the beach, at the drinking water tap. It is not one or the other.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Senator Boxer criticizes the focus on tradeoffs instead of prioritizing human health.

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