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Sheldon Whitehouse: “These bills seek to delay and defang environmental standards pushing compliance dates for regulations or stripping…”

On the recordNovember 13, 2017
These bills seek to delay and defang environmental standards pushing compliance dates for regulations or stripping authority from the Clean Air Act.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse warns that the bills undermine environmental standards.

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