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On the recordMarch 14, 2016
I offered an amendment to strike the rider that would have prohibited the EPA from implementing the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule.
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York

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Lowey recalls her efforts to remove a rider blocking EPA regulations on lead paint.

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