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Janice Schakowsky: “How many children are we going to allow to die before this is considered the emergency it is and we just say no?”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2019
How many children are we going to allow to die before this is considered the emergency it is and we just say no?
Said by
Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky emphasizes the urgency of addressing vaping-related deaths.

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