On the recordApril 18, 2016
As Representative Wilson has already introduced, the three bricklayers and family members of bricklayers are behind me, who experienced in their family or themselves silicosis.
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congress.govFrederica Wilson: “As Representative Wilson has already introduced, the three bricklayers and family members of bricklayers are behind me…”
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Wilson highlighted the impact of silicosis on bricklayers and their families.
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