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On the recordApril 26, 2018
Mr. President, if I can wrap up in two sentences, I will say that this web of deceit is enormously damaging to our Nation. Let's call it out. Let's have an actual debate based on the science and not let the Koch brothers do what the tobacco industry did and mislead the American public decade after decade after decade to the great damage of the citizens of this great country. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arkansas.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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