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Tom Carper: “As a grandfather of a child with asthma, I must tell you it worries me enough to say that if I could only pay more and…”

On the recordMay 11, 2009
As a grandfather of a child with asthma, I must tell you it worries me enough to say that if I could only pay more and get that air cleaner so I do not have to hear that he was wheezing when he played baseball and had to be carried off the field, I would.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Carper expresses concern for air quality affecting children's health, especially his grandchild with asthma.

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