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John Shimkus: “I just want to assure people that there is no discussion even in the last bill of alleviating or taking the citizen's…”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2015
I just want to assure people that there is no discussion even in the last bill of alleviating or taking the citizen's right to sue out of RCRA, so you could rest comfortably in that.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Reassuring that citizens' rights to sue remain protected in legislation.

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