These standards which EPA has been instructed both by Congress and by the courts to produce will provide enormous health benefits for millions of Americans.
Jeff Merkley: “These standards which EPA has been instructed both by Congress and by the courts to produce will provide enormous health…”
On the recordMarch 19, 2012
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Merkley emphasizes the health benefits of new EPA standards for air pollution.
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