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George Miller: “Mr. Chairman, this is not an innocent effort. This is going around through the back door, because politically they are…”

On the recordJuly 23, 1998
Mr. Chairman, this is not an innocent effort. This is going around through the back door, because politically they are afraid to go through the front door because they were turned back by the American people. When the American people understood what the Republicans meant by regulatory reform, they overwhelmingly rejected it and it was abandoned. The American people know a good deal when they see it, and the Environmental Protection Agency is a very, very good deal for the American public. It is a very, very good deal for the health of the American public, and it is a very, very good deal for the health of the American environment.
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George Miller
Democratic · California

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Discussing the implications of regulatory reform and the Environmental Protection Agency.

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