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On the recordOctober 19, 2021
I just want to implore EPA to see the States as partners and work with them and to accept their leadership.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse emphasizes the importance of state leadership in environmental regulation.

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