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On the recordJune 7, 2016
Mr. President, I thank Senator Merkley. We are pleased these provisions were included in a bill and believe it is fitting they are included in a package designed to protect the public from toxic chemicals, like mercury, and named after the late Frank Lautenberg, one of the original cosponsors of the Mercury Use Reduction Act. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Daines). The Senator from Oklahoma.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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