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Elissa Slotkin: “If you have to worry that giving your child a glass of water is going to give them early childhood cancer, that is a…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2020
If you have to worry that giving your child a glass of water is going to give them early childhood cancer, that is a threat to your family's safety.
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Elissa Slotkin
Democratic · Michigan

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Slotkin highlights the dangers of PFAS contamination in drinking water.

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