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On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
I know you cannot answer that. That is just one of those questions out there that, it seems like the EPA has got so much power and control over so many situations.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Ernst questions the EPA's power and accountability in managing environmental incidents.

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