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Henry Waxman: “If a local government is running an incinerator and they want to come in in advance and have consultation with the…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 1995
If a local government is running an incinerator and they want to come in in advance and have consultation with the regulators, that is unfair to the citizens who are not also being consulted in advance who are going to have to breathe in the pollution. The same would be true when Government is acting in a businesslike capacity almost like a private sector business, where they run a drinking water system or a sewage system. I have no objection with the consultation with the regulators, but it seems to me that they should not have an unfair advantage to be consulted without other citizens having that same opportunity.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the fairness of consultation processes for local governments and citizens regarding pollution and public utilities.

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