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Judy Chu: His grief was deep, especially because he knew that his father's death was 100 percent preventable.

On the recordJuly 10, 2019
His grief was deep, especially because he knew that his father's death was 100 percent preventable.
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Judy Chu
Democratic · California

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Judy Chu reflects on the preventable nature of a farm worker's death due to heat exposure.

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