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David Skaggs: “Mr. Chairman, do I understand your position correctly--and I have great regard for the gentleman from Pennsylvania--that…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 1995
Mr. Chairman, do I understand your position correctly--and I have great regard for the gentleman from Pennsylvania--that he believes that we should have essentially a presumption here that a municipal-owned power plant or a municipal bus company or a county-owned landfill should not be held to the same clean air standards as their private sector counterparts.
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David Skaggs
Colorado

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Questioning the standards for municipal-owned facilities compared to private sector entities.

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