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Mary Gay Scanlon: “What we are discussing is not an abstract issue, as this article outlines. These forever chemicals are adversely…”

On the recordJanuary 8, 2020
What we are discussing is not an abstract issue, as this article outlines. These forever chemicals are adversely impacting real people right now, and they can be causing families to confront health issues like autoimmune disease, cancer, even children missing their set of adult teeth. So not only do we need more research, we need strong action now, and that is why the legislation we are considering here today is so important. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Maine (Ms. Pingree).
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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Jan 8, 2020

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