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On the recordMarch 25, 2014
You exercise one of the most important responsibilities of the Federal Government, to protect human health and the environment.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse praises McCarthy's role in protecting health and the environment.

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