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On the recordJune 3, 2003
let's make it clear that every State still has to comply with the Clean Air Act. The question is how they each choose to do so. In Arizona, the Department of Environmental Quality, the department of the State that is required to cause the State to be in compliance, says this mandate will actually cause two of our larger communities, Yuma and Tucson, to be in noncompliance with the ozone standard during the summer months. Each State can meet the requirements in the ways they deem best under the amendment of the Senator from California. Let's not mandate a one-size-fits-all--oh, excuse me, except for Alaska and Hawaii--for every State. Give the Governors who are responsible people the ability to decide whether this is the best way for their State to meet the Clean Air Act standards.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing state compliance with the Clean Air Act and the implications of federal mandates.

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