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Steve Lynch: “When I came to Congress a few weeks later, there was anthrax in some of the Federal buildings.”

On the recordMay 31, 2011
When I came to Congress a few weeks later, there was anthrax in some of the Federal buildings.
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Steve Lynch
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Lynch recalls the anthrax scare following his election on 9/11.

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