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Ed Whitfield: “When you deal with EPA regulations and enforcement actions, it is very complex and it is not easy to discuss in a…”

On the recordJune 5, 2012
When you deal with EPA regulations and enforcement actions, it is very complex and it is not easy to discuss in a readily comprehensible way.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Whitfield emphasizes the complexity of discussing EPA regulations.

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