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Ed Markey: “So I just want to be absolutely clear. You disagree with the President when he says that asbestos is 100 percent safe?”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2018
So I just want to be absolutely clear. You disagree with the President when he says that asbestos is 100 percent safe?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey questions Pruitt's stance on asbestos safety compared to the President's.

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