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Debbie Dingell: “Which is why we need the bill. And it is in the blood, for everybody here, of 99 percent of the people in this country…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2020
Which is why we need the bill. And it is in the blood, for everybody here, of 99 percent of the people in this country and they don't know it.
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Debbie Dingell
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Dingell emphasizes the urgent need for legislation regarding PFAS in food packaging.

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