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On the recordJuly 16, 2012
if these chemicals don't make our homes safer--and that's what Chairman Tenenbaum has said; I think the UL testimony will back that up as well--the obvious question is, is exposure to these chemicals a danger?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin questions the safety of chemicals used in homes.

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