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Henry Waxman: “If that is the legacy the Republicans want, it is a legacy I want no part of.”

On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
If that is the legacy the Republicans want, it is a legacy I want no part of.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman criticizes Republican policies affecting public health and toxic air pollution.

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