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Ed Markey: Instead of enabling the EPA to keep improving the clean air and water protections that benefit all of us, this bill…

On the recordApril 27, 2015
Instead of enabling the EPA to keep improving the clean air and water protections that benefit all of us, this bill protects polluters.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey argues that the bill would hinder EPA's ability to protect public health.

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