Diana DeGette actually said...

The EPA assessed polluters a total of $69 million in civil penalties -- $69 million. That is the lowest level of penalties assessed to polluters since the EPA created the Office of Enforcement over 20 years ago in 1994.

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DeGette highlights the historically low penalties imposed by the EPA.

02/25/2019

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