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On the recordMarch 2, 2010
Last year, to address this need for better data, I and Senator Carper introduced the Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act to ensure that we have the information we need to make decisions necessary to protect our people and environment.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Susan Collins discusses the introduction of a bill for better mercury monitoring.

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