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On the recordMay 21, 1998
The Senator from Kentucky raises a dilemma, and that is: How much could we trust the tobacco industry coming up with the goal?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about the tobacco industry's trustworthiness.

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