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Rashida Tlaib: “In practice, I truly believe that we've become testing ground, the American public, most disturbingly our American…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2019
In practice, I truly believe that we've become testing ground, the American public, most disturbingly our American youth.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib expresses concern about the public being used to test e-cigarettes.

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