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Lamar Smith: Congress clearly intended, through the Clean Air Act, that individual states be responsible and in charge of the…

On the recordMarch 22, 2016
Congress clearly intended, through the Clean Air Act, that individual states be responsible and in charge of the program, not the federal government.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

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Smith asserts that the Clean Air Act gives states authority over air quality programs, not the federal government.

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