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Danny Davis: “I just heard a statement that when one State dumps pollution into another State, the polluting State would not have to…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 1995
I just heard a statement that when one State dumps pollution into another State, the polluting State would not have to clean up unless Congress gave them a billion dollars. That is not accurate, is it, under this legislation?
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the accuracy of a statement regarding pollution legislation.

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