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Bruce Westerman: “Right now in the law, you’ve got six years where you can file a suit and a judge can issue an injunction and stop the…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2026
Right now in the law, you’ve got six years where you can file a suit and a judge can issue an injunction and stop the project
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Explaining the current legal challenges to projects.

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