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Joe Barton: There is not even the facade of an attempt to say, this is what we think the health standards should be, which is the…

On the recordSeptember 8, 2014
There is not even the facade of an attempt to say, this is what we think the health standards should be, which is the entire purpose of the Clean Air Act. And in this case, it is, again, nada, zip, nothing.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton criticizes the lack of clear health standards in CO2 regulations.

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