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Bruce Westerman: Neither the federal government nor a state should become overbearing and upset that balance.

On the recordSeptember 17, 2019
Neither the federal government nor a state should become overbearing and upset that balance.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for a balanced federal-state partnership in environmental regulation.

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