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Frank Lautenberg: I don't know how conscience permits one to say, well, we can't afford clean air, we can't afford clean water.

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
I don't know how conscience permits one to say, well, we can't afford clean air, we can't afford clean water.
Said by
Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Lautenberger expresses disbelief at the notion of sacrificing environmental quality for budget reasons.

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