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Paul Tonko: “Responsible parties should foot the bill to clean up contaminated sites, not the taxpayers.”

On the recordMay 12, 2021
Responsible parties should foot the bill to clean up contaminated sites, not the taxpayers.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Tonko argues that polluters, not taxpayers, should pay for environmental cleanups.

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