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On the recordApril 25, 2018
Do you understand that you have a responsibility to protect the health and environment of low-income, minority, tribal, and indigenous communities?
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

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Lujan emphasizes the EPA's duty to protect vulnerable communities.

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