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Cory Booker: As soon as you did this so-called historic agreement that set it back, you basically turned to the EPA with a rule, with…

On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
As soon as you did this so-called historic agreement that set it back, you basically turned to the EPA with a rule, with the power of law of the Supreme Court and said, OK, back off my corporations.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

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Booker criticizes the agreement for allowing corporations to evade environmental regulations.

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