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Richard Blumenthal: “The ALERT Act is designed to impede the government's ability to implement critical new public health and safety…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
The ALERT Act is designed to impede the government's ability to implement critical new public health and safety protections by adding a six month delay.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal criticizes the ALERT Act for delaying health and safety regulations.

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