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Jeff Merkley: “Would you commit to looking at Section 6 as a pathway to possibly joining the other 60 nations that have banned asbestos…”

On the recordNovember 28, 2018
Would you commit to looking at Section 6 as a pathway to possibly joining the other 60 nations that have banned asbestos in order to ban it here in the U.S.?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley urges consideration of banning asbestos like other countries.

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