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Mike Bost: “I think what you do is good. But I think whenever you made the statement what you wanted to do was follow the law that…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2019
I think what you do is good. But I think whenever you made the statement what you wanted to do was follow the law that is produced by Congress and implement it correctly with the best science possible, and that is what we want to see.
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Mike Bost
Republican · Illinois

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Bost supports water management efforts but insists on adherence to legal standards and scientific integrity.

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