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Jeff Merkley: “That is what it will take for many Americans, and that is assuming folks actually have a smart phone to be able to scan…”

On the recordJune 12, 2017
That is what it will take for many Americans, and that is assuming folks actually have a smart phone to be able to scan it.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley comments on the challenges of using QR codes for food labeling.

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