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Kirsten Gillibrand: “The cost of inaction is immense, increased number of hospital visits, increased health care costs, even premature death.”

On the recordJune 2, 2015
The cost of inaction is immense, increased number of hospital visits, increased health care costs, even premature death.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand warns about the severe consequences of not addressing air quality.

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