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Henry Waxman: “The question we should be asking is not what we can do to stop reasonable regulation but how we can help the families…”

On the recordJune 28, 2012
The question we should be asking is not what we can do to stop reasonable regulation but how we can help the families whose homes are being burned in Colorado Springs and flooded in St. Petersburg and how we can help the families who are losing jobs in the coal industry because that industry is refusing to recognize reality.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waxman emphasizes the need for support rather than obstruction in addressing environmental issues.

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