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On the recordFebruary 8, 2011
And the Clean Air Act, as the years have gone by, has used the best science to find the best ways to remove the worst pollutants from our air, and this is a very unscientific approach that they're saying. They're saying because of politics we are not going to listen to science; because of politics, we're going to say the Clean Air Act stops here.
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Steven Holt

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The speaker is addressing concerns about political interference in environmental regulations.

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