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Susan Collins: “If I had not been successful in my efforts to require the EPA to provide more time for compliance, small contractors…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2011
If I had not been successful in my efforts to require the EPA to provide more time for compliance, small contractors would have faced steep fines, up to $37,500 per violation, per day.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins discusses the need for flexibility in EPA compliance rules.

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