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Lamar Smith: We cannot allow a federal agency to assume power that Congress has not given it.

On the recordMarch 22, 2016
We cannot allow a federal agency to assume power that Congress has not given it.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

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Smith emphasizes the need to limit EPA's authority beyond what Congress permits.

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