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On the recordJanuary 17, 2018
And if you believe that safety should take precedence as well, do you believe that safety and the sound science if science educates it is not secure and safe to be stored in a certain location that that should take precedence?
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

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Cortez Masto questions the prioritization of safety in waste storage decisions.

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