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Ed Markey: “As Dr. Freedhoff knows, back in 1979, a woman, Annie Anderson, came into my office with her 3 year old boy, Jimmy, who…”

On the recordJune 21, 2022
As Dr. Freedhoff knows, back in 1979, a woman, Annie Anderson, came into my office with her 3 year old boy, Jimmy, who had leukemia.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey recalls a personal story related to environmental health issues.

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