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On the recordJune 18, 2014
The arguments I hear from the other side is, one, they don't believe the science; two, they don't think there is anything to do; three, this is not good enough because it doesn't achieve the goals; four, it tells the States what to do.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman critiques opposing arguments against EPA regulations.

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