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On the recordApril 27, 2015
If we can add a section that addresses asbestos that is killing people, 10,000 a year, if we can add a section that says, without any further costs, we can look at these cancer clusters, if we can add a section that says, we need deadlines to act on dangerous chemicals, and if we can add a section that says the States should have the ability to act, we are improving a bill that many still oppose.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Boxer outlines key amendments to improve the bill and address public health.

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