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Frank Pallone: When we passed the original brownfields bill in the 107th Congress, I was the ranking member of the subcommittee and the…

On the recordApril 20, 2016
When we passed the original brownfields bill in the 107th Congress, I was the ranking member of the subcommittee and the lead Democrat on the legislation, which was one of the only pieces of environmental legislation that I can remember President George W. Bush ever signing into law.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Pallone reflects on the bipartisan success of the brownfields bill signed by Bush.

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