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Ed Markey: “It essentially puts the States out of business of protecting their people from poison.”

On the recordMarch 17, 2015
It essentially puts the States out of business of protecting their people from poison.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes S. 697 for undermining state authority in toxic substance protection.

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