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We forced Richard Nixon and the Congress who established, and thanks to your leadership, we supported you and we got the Environmental Protection Act and Agency.

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Jill Stein
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: May 14
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Jill Ellen Stein
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We the voters demand the right to be in charge here, to be informed, to be empowered.
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