Last month, I along with Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) introduced a comprehensive bill, 'The Omnibus Mercury Emissions Reduction Act', to control mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants and other sources.
Tom Harkin: “Last month, I along with Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) introduced a comprehensive bill, 'The Omnibus Mercury Emissions…”
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Discussing a bill to reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
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