I cannot tell you how hurtful it is when I have Rhode Island kids going to the emergency room because of asthma.
Ed Markey: “I cannot tell you how hurtful it is when I have Rhode Island kids going to the emergency room because of asthma.”
On the recordAugust 4, 2015
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Markey expresses concern over asthma cases in Rhode Island linked to pollution.
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