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Henry Waxman: “I agree and believe the law could be strengthened in this manner. I want to commit to working together on an expedited…”

On the recordJune 21, 2000
I agree and believe the law could be strengthened in this manner. I want to commit to working together on an expedited basis to develop legislative language that would achieve these goals. I believe we do not need to delay the EPA regulations to achieve this goal and that delaying the regulations may be counterproductive. Will the gentleman agree to work on legislation with technical assistance from EPA?
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Discussing the need for legislative collaboration on EPA regulations.

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