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Paul Tonko: Drinking water standards are essential for us to make certain that we are protecting people from contaminants and that…

On the recordJuly 27, 2020
Drinking water standards are essential for us to make certain that we are protecting people from contaminants and that those most susceptible to the impacts of contaminants will not have to undergo those impacts.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko emphasizes the importance of drinking water standards for public health.

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