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David Skaggs: But if the gentleman would yield further, we can assume, given the evolution of the science of air quality and air…

On the recordJanuary 23, 1995
But if the gentleman would yield further, we can assume, given the evolution of the science of air quality and air pollution, that at some point this Congress will consider in the future tightened standards, and that is really what we are speaking to, and I am talking prospectively. At that time in the future is the gentleman standing for the proposition that publicly owned utilities, vehicles, landfills, should have to adhere to a lesser standard than everyone else?
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David Skaggs
Colorado

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Discussing future air quality standards and their implications for publicly owned utilities.

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