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On the recordDecember 3, 2019
Our work to end the smoking epidemic is not just simply a matter of public health. This is, and always has been, an issue of racial justice.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley emphasizes the connection between public health and racial justice in smoking regulations.

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