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Fred Upton: “Congress provided this responsibility to the States, which were to form interstate compacts to collaborate to site a…”

On the recordOctober 27, 2015
Congress provided this responsibility to the States, which were to form interstate compacts to collaborate to site a disposal facility.
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Fred Upton
Republican · Michigan

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Upton explains the legislative responsibility given to states for waste disposal.

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