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Ed Markey: “Will you agree to recuse yourself from these lawsuits which Murray Energy brought against the EPA not just for 1 year…”

On the recordNovember 7, 2017
Will you agree to recuse yourself from these lawsuits which Murray Energy brought against the EPA not just for 1 year, but for the entirety of the time that you are the Deputy Administrator of the EPA?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey questions Wheeler's potential conflicts of interest regarding ongoing lawsuits.

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