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Paul Tonko: “Under the current law, individual States retain sufficient authority to act independently on behalf of their citizens.”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2013
Under the current law, individual States retain sufficient authority to act independently on behalf of their citizens.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Tonko emphasizes states' ability to act on chemical regulation despite federal limitations.

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