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John Shimkus: “Congress declared that quantity was not the true measure of whether EPA was doing its job, but, rather, the quality of…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2020
Congress declared that quantity was not the true measure of whether EPA was doing its job, but, rather, the quality of the work it was doing.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus highlights Congress's shift to prioritize quality over quantity in EPA regulations.

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