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On the recordJanuary 23, 1995
That is why the amendment that is being offered today that would say, ``Let's look at environmental issues as one where we are not going to consider it an unfunded mandate in order to make sure that we don't put private enterprise at a disadvantage to publicly owned enterprise; secondly, that we can deal with interstate problems; and, thirdly, so we can protect the public from environmental hazards which can be great indeed when these environmental hazards can cause lung problems, can cause cancer, can cause very serious diseases that we hope can be prevented through wise policies.''
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Discussing an amendment related to environmental issues and unfunded mandates.

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