On the recordDecember 16, 2014
As a dad, I will be the first one to admit that when a young child is in an emergency room with an asthma attack, it is likely to be the mom who had to take off work and go and sit there with them.
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congress.govSheldon Whitehouse: “As a dad, I will be the first one to admit that when a young child is in an emergency room with an asthma attack, it is…”
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Whitehouse highlights the impact of air quality on families, particularly mothers managing children's health issues.
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