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Diana DeGette: “If enacted, this proposal would weaken current law and endanger public health. That is why I cannot support the bill in…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2014
If enacted, this proposal would weaken current law and endanger public health. That is why I cannot support the bill in its current form.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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DeGette opposes a bill she believes would harm public health.

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