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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordMarch 11, 2019
Black women were three times more likely to develop ovarian cancer based upon their usage.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts
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congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Pressley discusses the disproportionate cancer risk faced by black women using talcum powder.

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