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Joe Barton: “Does the gentleman know anybody in west Texas, in his district, that thinks that dirt that gets wet is a pollutant? Wet…”

On the recordNovember 6, 2003
Does the gentleman know anybody in west Texas, in his district, that thinks that dirt that gets wet is a pollutant? Wet dirt caused by rain raining on the drilling site, is there anybody in west Texas that thinks that is a pollutant, wet dirt because of rain?
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Questioning the perception of wet dirt as a pollutant in west Texas during a discussion.

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