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Diana DeGette: “Now, this was frustrating to all of us because lives were at stake.”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2018
Now, this was frustrating to all of us because lives were at stake.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

DeGette expresses frustration over the slow federal response to a food safety crisis.

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