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On the recordJuly 18, 2011
I cannot understand why it is that we have such an aversion--this would be the equivalent of saying, well, we do not like what the EPA does so we will not let it have a head.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey
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Criticizing opposition to leadership in regulatory agencies.

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