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Janice Schakowsky: “This is not a regulatory document. It doesn't enforce, but it does inform the conversation we have about a very serious…”

On the recordOctober 11, 2011
This is not a regulatory document. It doesn't enforce, but it does inform the conversation we have about a very serious problem, and that is childhood obesity.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky emphasizes the non-regulatory nature of the working group's report on childhood obesity.

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