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On the recordFebruary 26, 2020
resources we have requested through the budget will allow us to return the Agency to its core mission of protecting public health and the environment, and we have a number of different tools that we can help the state and local governments to meet that standard.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess questioned how budget cuts align with EPA's mission to protect health.

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