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On the recordApril 4, 2022
I expect we will hear the usual complaints that the bedrock environmental laws or endangered species protections are the real problem...
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Grijalva anticipates criticism of environmental laws hindering progress on climate issues.

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