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Alex Padilla: “Your rules, like the EPA's recent rule strengthening emissions standards for heavy duty vehicles, are establishing some…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2023
Your rules, like the EPA's recent rule strengthening emissions standards for heavy duty vehicles, are establishing some of the most significant protection that we have seen in decades.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Acknowledging recent EPA rules as significant progress in environmental protection.

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