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Ed Whitfield: “I think the President has a goal that he is trying to meet, and is asking the states to help him meet that goal.”

On the recordMarch 16, 2015
I think the President has a goal that he is trying to meet, and is asking the states to help him meet that goal.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Whitfield discusses the EPA's timeline for states to implement regulations.

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