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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
So, Mr. Roberts, the people in North Carolina who live this, live by this plant, are very sick, and DuPont played a role in poisoning them.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan
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Editor's note · Context

Tlaib emphasizes the health impact of DuPont's actions on North Carolina residents.

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