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On the recordSeptember 8, 2015
Had the EPA exercised the same care in making their decisions as an ordinary, prudent person, this whole incident could have been avoided.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

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Smith criticizes the EPA's negligence leading to the mine disaster.

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