On the recordMay 18, 2015
I am from Rhode Island. We are a downstream State. Coastal States are downstream States.
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congress.govSheldon Whitehouse: “I am from Rhode Island. We are a downstream State. Coastal States are downstream States.”
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Highlights Rhode Island's status as a downstream state affected by upstream pollution.
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