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Paul Tonko: H.R. 2699, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019, introduced by Mr. McNerney and Mr. Shimkus, is very similar…

On the recordJune 12, 2019
H.R. 2699, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019, introduced by Mr. McNerney and Mr. Shimkus, is very similar to H.R. 3053 from the 115th Congress.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko discusses a bill addressing nuclear waste policy introduced by McNerney and Shimkus.

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