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Jerry Lewis: Responding to my colleague, and I very much appreciate the gentlewoman yielding, we intended with this language that EPA…

On the recordSeptember 24, 1996
Responding to my colleague, and I very much appreciate the gentlewoman yielding, we intended with this language that EPA develop a sound scientific basis for all actions that it takes in this area. However, nothing in the managers' statement can or should be construed as changing EPA's obligation to develop a screening test program in a timely manner.
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Jerry Lewis
California

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Discussing the EPA's obligations regarding scientific basis and screening tests.

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