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On the recordJune 8, 2022
So, a very complicated process, subject to court challenges. We have been at this since 1989, and EPA has failed us now for 3+ decades.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley expresses frustration over the EPA's ongoing asbestos regulation failures.

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