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Ed Markey: Would you consider elevating the Office of Environmental Justice to a standalone office, to give it more authority, more…

On the recordApril 27, 2021
Would you consider elevating the Office of Environmental Justice to a standalone office, to give it more authority, more autonomy in its decisionmaking?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey asks about enhancing the authority of the Office of Environmental Justice.

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