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Angus King: “My concern is that in this situation we see the pendulum swinging back and forth to excessive and untimely regulation…”

On the recordDecember 11, 2017
My concern is that in this situation we see the pendulum swinging back and forth to excessive and untimely regulation that impedes responsible development, but we don't want to swing back to the point where we open the floodgates to irresponsible environmental damage that we will have to live with for generations.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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King expresses concern about balancing regulation and environmental protection.

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