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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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