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Steve Daines: “The bill substantially robs States of the rights they exercise under the Clean Water Act and abandons the cooperative…”

On the recordAugust 15, 2018
The bill substantially robs States of the rights they exercise under the Clean Water Act and abandons the cooperative federalism approach that has been a centerpiece of Federal environmental law.
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Steve Daines
Republican · Montana

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Daines criticizes a bill for undermining state rights in environmental protection.

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