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Jared Huffman: “If this amendment is simply about codifying the Supreme Court's decision, why doesn't it say what the Supreme Court…”

On the recordDecember 18, 2025
If this amendment is simply about codifying the Supreme Court's decision, why doesn't it say what the Supreme Court said? The Supreme Court said that agencies would be able to have discretion to consider cumulative impacts, traffic patterns, and other things in circumstances where those were very compelling factors. This amendment says, No, you can't consider any of that. Let's not kid ourselves. This is not codifying the Supreme Court's decision. This is taking it much, much further. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Discussing an amendment related to a Supreme Court decision on agency discretion.

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