The so-called Federal Water Quality Protection Act, an ironic name if there ever was one, would prohibit EPA from finalizing any change to its regulations.
Sheldon Whitehouse: “The so-called Federal Water Quality Protection Act, an ironic name if there ever was one, would prohibit EPA from…”
On the recordMay 18, 2015
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Whitehouse argues the Act undermines EPA's regulatory authority.
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