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Paul Tonko: “Make no mistake, we are seeing a clear pattern: The systematic failure of our Environmental Protection Agency to protect…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2019
Make no mistake, we are seeing a clear pattern: The systematic failure of our Environmental Protection Agency to protect workers under TSCA and other EPA programs, against the spirit and letter of the Lautenberg Act and the fundamental mission of the Agency.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko criticizes the EPA's failure to protect workers under the TSCA.

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