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John Dingell: “It permits a splendid opportunity to obfuscate the process, delay the cleanup, and cost a lot more money in litigation…”

On the recordMay 16, 2013
It permits a splendid opportunity to obfuscate the process, delay the cleanup, and cost a lot more money in litigation, which is a prodigiously expensive undertaking.
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John Dingell
Democratic · Michigan

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Dingell criticizes the potential for delays and increased costs due to litigation in cleanup processes.

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