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Andrea Joy Campbell: “I intentionally said prevent substantial risk, which would be to say that you would have to bring the probability of it…”

On the recordMay 7, 1997
I intentionally said prevent substantial risk, which would be to say that you would have to bring the probability of it happening from a high number down to a low number.
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Andrea Joy Campbell
Massachusetts

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Discussing risk management in a legislative context.

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