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Jim Risch: “When I heard that they were going to mandate... these mercury bulbs in every home in America... Has anybody looked at…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
When I heard that they were going to mandate... these mercury bulbs in every home in America... Has anybody looked at the EPA recommendations?
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch raises concerns about the safety and implications of mandated mercury bulbs.

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