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Ed Markey: This was just an avoidable catastrophe. And we just have to make sure that other young people... aren't actually made…

On the recordJune 17, 2014
This was just an avoidable catastrophe. And we just have to make sure that other young people... aren't actually made vulnerable by the marketing of these companies.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the need to protect youth from harmful marketing practices.

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