Essentially I would say this. The provisions in the Pollution Act that provide for these damages, strict liability damages, expressly--it is expressly stated in the Act that that does not abrogate existing State law.
Senator Sessions clarifies that state laws remain in effect despite federal pollution regulations.
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I see the fact that no one was being prosecuted for this as a factor in a fivefold increase in four years in this count of illegal immigration. So, yes, hopefully people will get the message.
It hasn't been good and the American people don't like the idea that we're separating families. We never really intended to do that.
I do agree with you that it is a very difficult situation, and Alaska has a particularly unusual situation without having specific Tribal lands that receive specific funds from the Government.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has already said he will make sure enough U.S. attorneys and judges are in place at the border to rule on the cases of this caravan.
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