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Joe Barton: “There is a difference between voting to actually change or reduce an existing standard and voting to delay or slow down…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
There is a difference between voting to actually change or reduce an existing standard and voting to delay or slow down our at least review a proposed standard.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton clarifies the distinction between changing regulations and reviewing them.

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