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Rashida Tlaib: “I hate calling it regulations because they have hijacked that word. It is called accountability.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2019
I hate calling it regulations because they have hijacked that word. It is called accountability.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Tlaib argues for accountability over regulation regarding vaping products.

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