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Janice Schakowsky: “Without a doubt, if this rule is delayed or, God forbid, killed in any way, there will be more premature deaths, more…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
Without a doubt, if this rule is delayed or, God forbid, killed in any way, there will be more premature deaths, more hospital admissions, more people getting sick because of increased levels of everything from mercury to soot, to arsenic, to lead, to hydrochloric acid to hydrofluoric acid.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky warns of health risks from delaying air pollution regulations.

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