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Michael Burgess: “When used as directed, 480,000 deaths a year. What is there to the science that they don't understand? It is a dangerous…”

On the recordApril 7, 2014
When used as directed, 480,000 deaths a year. What is there to the science that they don't understand? It is a dangerous product.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess emphasizes the known dangers of tobacco despite ongoing studies.

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