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Ed Markey: “The first and foremost goal that we had to have was just to make sure that all these children didn't have other…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2017
The first and foremost goal that we had to have was just to make sure that all these children didn't have other equivalents around the United States
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the priority of protecting children over redevelopment in Superfund sites.

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