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On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
The wholesale elimination of the Clean Air Act or the Safe Drinking Water Act or environmental regulations or food safety, that is not the way to go about this.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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DeGette argues against eliminating key environmental regulations.

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