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On the recordFebruary 17, 2011
If some of the pollution is coming from offshore, from China, which is true, that's no excuse for us to allow more pollution to come from the sources here in the United States. And simply asking businesses to lower their emission levels does not mean we push them to do business overseas. American businesses have thrived even with environmental regulation. {time} 1540 The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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