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On the recordMay 14, 2019
I think we have got to be very careful as with the hearing we last week of by legislative fiat banning things which we may or may not know are harmful.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Cautions against hastily banning chemicals without sufficient scientific evidence.

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