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William Tauzin: “Today, at a press conference here in Washington, I announced a call for an investigation into activities of the…”

On the recordMay 9, 1995
Today, at a press conference here in Washington, I announced a call for an investigation into activities of the Environmental Protection Agency in region 6, Dallas, activities which clearly violated the rights of a citizen in my district and his family, activities which may have, in fact, violated Federal criminal statutes, certainly violated the civil rights of that citizen, and are going to result almost certainly in a lawsuit by the citizen against his own Government, and in my opinion should result in a dismissal of the Federal employee responsible for what has occurred.
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William Tauzin
Republican · Louisiana

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Addressing concerns over the Environmental Protection Agency's actions affecting a citizen's rights.

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