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“We can no longer tolerate losing one more innocent child or putting one more firefighter at risk in a fire that could have been prevented at the cost of pennies by making a couple simple changes to the construction of a cigarette.”

Quote by Ed Markey

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Ed Markey is an American politician born on July 11, 1946. He has served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts since 1983, focusing on environmental protection, consumer rights, and technology policy issues. more

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