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Jared Huffman: “The slate of bills before us today, I am sorry to say, Mr. Chairman, is a painful reminder of how far we have moved away…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2018
The slate of bills before us today, I am sorry to say, Mr. Chairman, is a painful reminder of how far we have moved away from the bipartisan agreement that Democrats and Republicans used to share over a core set of values, and the values of conservation and respect for science, in particular.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman highlights the loss of bipartisan support for conservation values.

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