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Rashida Tlaib: “The air is too polluted for kids to be able to go to school and learn.”

On the recordApril 9, 2019
The air is too polluted for kids to be able to go to school and learn.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Tlaib emphasizes the impact of pollution on children's education.

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