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Cory Booker: I have traveled over to a place in America, you just Google it by calling it Cancer Alley along the Mississippi River.

On the recordFebruary 2, 2021
I have traveled over to a place in America, you just Google it by calling it Cancer Alley along the Mississippi River.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker highlights the environmental issues in Cancer Alley and its impact on local communities.

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