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Ben Carson: “The cost to society long term, six and seven figures per child, and it makes absolutely no sense.”

On the recordApril 17, 2018
The cost to society long term, six and seven figures per child, and it makes absolutely no sense.
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Ben Carson

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Carson highlights the long-term societal costs of lead exposure to children.

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