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On the recordFebruary 26, 2003
If you read current law and you follow it, which your Administration hasn't done and doesn't seem to want to do, if you follow the letter of current law, you are going to see a 90 percent decrease in mercury.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Senator Boxer argues that following current law would significantly reduce mercury levels.

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