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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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