Congress votes to zero-out funding that would enforce FDA legislation to not sell cigarettes to those under 18. The residents of Castroville, California, south of San Jose, say they have been poisoned. They attribute it to strawberry pesticide fumigation and they say it has spread to other parts of California.
Some residents say the agriculture commissioner is doing nothing to stop the damage.
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