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Joe Barton: “Methyl bromide is essential as an agricultural fumigant. There are some alternatives for agricultural uses, but methyl…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2012
Methyl bromide is essential as an agricultural fumigant. There are some alternatives for agricultural uses, but methyl bromide is still needed for others where there doesn't appear to be a viable alternative.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton highlights the importance of methyl bromide in agriculture and the lack of viable alternatives.

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