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Jon Tester: “Do you require further legislation to be able to take swifter and stricter action to prevent these poisons from coming…”

On the recordMay 24, 2017
Do you require further legislation to be able to take swifter and stricter action to prevent these poisons from coming into the country?
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Senator Tester questions the need for new legislation to combat drug trafficking.

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