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Barbara Boxer: “There is a difference here which involves how much you want to protect public health versus how much you want to balance…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2012
There is a difference here which involves how much you want to protect public health versus how much you want to balance that with protecting chemical companies.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Boxer highlights the conflict between public health protection and chemical industry interests.

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