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Joe Barton: “I don't see why you couldn't reopen the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act and say unless the Federal…”

On the recordAugust 8, 2011
I don't see why you couldn't reopen the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act and say unless the Federal Government can show failure, then the State should be preeminent.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton advocates for state authority over water quality laws.

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