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Ed Markey: “How will it be possible, Ms. Bodine, for the Trump administration to deal with this kind of exposure to PCBs of students…”

On the recordJune 12, 2017
How will it be possible, Ms. Bodine, for the Trump administration to deal with this kind of exposure to PCBs of students in cities and towns all across our country if there is a 34 percent reduction in the EPA budget to be able to ensure that there is compliance?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey questions the feasibility of addressing PCB exposure with significant budget cuts.

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