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Ed Markey: Why waste time and money when the most renowned scientific bodies in the world have already determined that something…

On the recordApril 27, 2015
Why waste time and money when the most renowned scientific bodies in the world have already determined that something causes cancer?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey questions the need for prolonged processes when cancer risks are already established.

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