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Paul Tonko: “It is science, not partisan politics, which should guide their resolution.”

On the recordNovember 16, 2011
It is science, not partisan politics, which should guide their resolution.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Stresses that scientific research should drive EPA's decision-making, not political agendas.

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