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On the recordJanuary 9, 2020
I remind everyone that PFOS/PFOA are dangerous contaminants that threaten individual lives and our communities, as our firefighters have pointed out, in various, various dimensions. Madam Chair, I rise to support the amendment and the overall bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Burgess The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 printed in part B of House Report 116-366.
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