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Heidi Heitkamp

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Heidi Heitkamp is an American politician and attorney who served as the United States Senator from North Dakota from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic-NPL Party, she was the first woman elected to the Senate from North Dakota. During her tenure, Heitkamp focused on issues such as agriculture, energy, and rural development, advocating for policies that benefited her state's economy and communities.

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Nov 4, 2015

I think the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) would be a great example there where regulation in some States would be either more stringent than what you provide

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Nov 4, 2015

sometimes we are penny-wise and pound-foolish.

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Nov 4, 2015

I think that is kind of silly, weekly reporting on your wages when you are not paying any wages.

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Nov 4, 2015

I think that we should play a role in prioritizing some of the retrospective review.

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Nov 4, 2015

This common-sense and bipartisan bill requires Federal agencies to include, as a part of every proposed and final major rule, a framework to do retrospective review.

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Nov 4, 2015

A key goal of mine today is to closely examine how retrospective review is working right now.

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Nov 4, 2015

I guess I am not asking you to kind of justify where you are.

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Nov 3, 2015

I think that is a critical piece, because I was encouraged when Senator Booker talked about how the Delegate was actually working with his office to improve it.

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Nov 3, 2015

I want to make this point because it really is a question. The Senators who have come to the floor and talked about this rule talk about: Look, we are making progress. What they haven't told you is that rule has absolutely no legal effect…

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Nov 3, 2015

I think my point is that where I have heard just wonderful testimony and great stories... we are respectful of whatever local governance you do have.

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Nov 3, 2015

listening to this, you would think that people who want some commonsense regulation don't believe in clean water. You would think that if we do this, somehow the Charles River or the Cuyahoga River, having been navigable the whole while…

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Nov 3, 2015

I ask unanimous consent that Amy Crane, an intern in my office, be granted floor privileges for the duration of today's session of the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority…

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