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On the recordMarch 10, 2011
The President's budget is fiscally responsible, yet gives the Agency the resources it needs to protect public health in the environment.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman contrasts the President's budget with the Republican budget regarding EPA funding.

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