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Maggie Hassan: “When we do not have clean water, that costs us enormously, and it particularly costs low-income families.”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
When we do not have clean water, that costs us enormously, and it particularly costs low-income families.
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Maggie Hassan
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Senator Hassan highlights the economic impact of water pollution on low-income families.

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