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Al Franken: “They cost the United States billions of dollars in damages each year, some research suggests over $120 billion.”

On the recordApril 27, 2016
They cost the United States billions of dollars in damages each year, some research suggests over $120 billion.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Invasive species result in substantial economic losses annually.

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