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Elissa Slotkin: “The most difficult issue that we had to surmount getting the…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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PFAS_ The Next Big Thing with Rep. Elissa Slotkin Mi-08

Published | Video Starts at 17:43

As you said, you have to live in the real world, don't you? And, yeah, the real world includes, you know, at the end of the day, The most difficult issue that we had to surmount getting the pact act passed was money. Absolutely. It turns out that if you're going to cover another 3.5 million veterans nationwide who were exposed to burn pits and have ailments due to their burn pit exposure, that costs a lot of money. (17:43–17:50)

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