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Tom Harkin: “First of all, the statistics are that Americans are getting sick and they are dying because of foodborne illnesses. You…”

On the recordNovember 29, 2010
First of all, the statistics are that Americans are getting sick and they are dying because of foodborne illnesses. You would think in this day with modernization and such we would not have this. Madam President, 325,000 Americans every year are hospitalized and over 5,000 die. Many of these are kids. I have met them with a group called Safe Tables Our Priority. I have met some of these kids. They will be damaged for life, I say to my friend from Illinois, Senator Durbin, who has been such a leader on this bill.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Nov 29, 2010

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Harkin discusses the importance of the food safety modernization bill and its impact on public health.

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