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Barbara Boxer: “I am a mother of a son with asthma. My youngest son spent his first Christmas in the hospital with asthma.”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2009
I am a mother of a son with asthma. My youngest son spent his first Christmas in the hospital with asthma.
Said by
Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Boxer shares her personal experience with asthma to emphasize the importance of regulating pollutants.

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