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On the recordApril 19, 2016
Had EPA followed Congress' direction, it would have learned that the States, not EPA, implement 96 percent of EPA's delegated programs.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Emphasizing the role of states in implementing EPA regulations.

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