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On the recordJanuary 9, 2020
No, I understand the physiology. I got that. I am just telling you the problem with this bill. But the question is, the device, labeled as toxic, thrown in a municipal waste field would then become a Superfund site under current law. And then I guess the other question I would ask the doctor is: There are 7,866 permutations of per- and polyfluorinated compounds. I would ask the doctor, which one is he referring to? Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Republican · Illinois
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