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Richard Blumenthal: There's a legal principle that people are responsible for the natural and logical effects of what they do because they…

On the recordJune 17, 2014
There's a legal principle that people are responsible for the natural and logical effects of what they do because they know those effects.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Emphasis on accountability for marketing to children.

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