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Lisa Murkowski: “And so, I guess my question has always been, why not wait until we know what the specifics and what the criteria are…”

On the recordApril 8, 2014
And so, I guess my question has always been, why not wait until we know what the specifics and what the criteria are before you move to effectively veto?
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski questions the EPA's decision to preemptively veto the Pebble Mine.

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