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Kirsten Gillibrand: “It is just not good enough for the Federal Government to sit on the sidelines while States are forced to fill in the…”

On the recordNovember 16, 2011
It is just not good enough for the Federal Government to sit on the sidelines while States are forced to fill in the void.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand criticizes federal inaction on chemical safety, highlighting state-level reforms.

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