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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I really am just begging you, please, please, these agencies--do what these agencies have refused to do. Protect kids in…”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
I really am just begging you, please, please, these agencies--do what these agencies have refused to do. Protect kids in this country from lead in drinking water.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton urges Congress to take action against agencies failing to protect children from lead.

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