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Janice Schakowsky: There is an urgent and desperate need for this legislation.

On the recordJanuary 27, 2020
There is an urgent and desperate need for this legislation.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the necessity of the Horseracing Integrity Act for animal welfare.

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