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Richard Blumenthal: “I will take by your silence that you say, 'No, they are not.'”

On the recordOctober 23, 2017
I will take by your silence that you say, 'No, they are not.'
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal interprets silence as agreement that councils aren't using the best scientific information.

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