Dick Durbin: “Clearly, the environment that they were brought into was one that gave…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2017

Clearly, the environment that they were brought into was one that gave them an opportunity, perhaps encouragement, to smoke.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights the influence of the military environment on smoking habits.

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