WASHINGTON — Thirty-five House Democrats are urging the Obama administration to prohibit children from working on tobacco farms, citing concerns about ill health effects.
Ban Sought On Children Working On Tobacco Farms
, Chattanooga Times Free Press
Tue, 09/23/2014 - 4:00pm
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