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John Shimkus: “We need to push beyond re-litigating those cases and focus on what authorities EPA has now or could reasonably use in…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
We need to push beyond re-litigating those cases and focus on what authorities EPA has now or could reasonably use in the future to produce tailored, necessary and high-quality test data and other information to carry out TSCA.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus calls for a focus on current EPA authorities for better chemical data.

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