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Joe Barton: “In 1982, I was a White House fellow in the Department of Energy, and I played a very minor, minor role in the drafting…”

On the recordApril 25, 2017
In 1982, I was a White House fellow in the Department of Energy, and I played a very minor, minor role in the drafting of what we now call the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton reflects on his historical involvement in nuclear waste policy.

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