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On the recordJanuary 30, 2023
I am deeply disappointed with the majority's failure to explicitly include any reference to environmental justice, racial or economic disparities, or inequality in their document organizing the jurisdiction of this committee.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Clarke criticizes the committee for not addressing environmental justice issues.

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