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Paul Tonko: As we have called them in the past, laboratories of democracy.

On the recordJuly 10, 2014
As we have called them in the past, laboratories of democracy.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko highlights states' roles in leading environmental initiatives.

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