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On the recordDecember 7, 2011
Many of us in the United States take water for granted, but globally, 800 million people do not have access to safe drinking water.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen emphasizes the global water access crisis.

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