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Patty Murray: “Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, in his statement, the former Secretary Principi made some suggestions…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2010
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, in his statement, the former Secretary Principi made some suggestions: to improve the Agent Orange Act of 1991, including some new studies in dioxin level blood testing; to direct the IOM to provide VA with an estimate for latency period for Agent Orange-related illnesses; and finally, asking IOM to estimate the number of Vietnam veterans who might be affected by an illness linked to herbicide exposure.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray discusses suggestions to improve the Agent Orange Act and related studies.

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