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On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
Given how many of these groups have important financial interests before the EPA, do you not think that 3,000 e-mails back and forth between you and your office and them are relevant to potential conflict of interest as an administrator?
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Questioning the relevance of emails to potential conflicts of interest.

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