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Henry Waxman: “The concern is that once we have that precedent, we will have a never-ending series of small changes that people will…”

On the recordJuly 29, 1998
The concern is that once we have that precedent, we will have a never-ending series of small changes that people will try to make in our laws--whether it is the drinking water law or some other statutory environmental legislation. So for that reason, there is this reluctance to accept this proposal offered as bill language.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Discussing concerns about potential changes to environmental legislation.

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