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Dick Durbin: “When I met with Minister Wei, he told me that China had a zero-tolerance policy now, when it came to lead paint.”

On the recordJune 18, 2007
When I met with Minister Wei, he told me that China had a zero-tolerance policy now, when it came to lead paint.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Jun 18, 2007

Editor's note · Context

Discussing China's lead paint policy in relation to U.S. standards.

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