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On the recordAugust 24, 2022
Zero should be our target. Zero children with asthma from concentration of corporate polluter; zero elders and season residents with cancer from breathing air tainted by corporations under toothless consent decrees; and zero neighbors sacrificed.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Tlaib emphasizes the need for zero pollution-related health issues.

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