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On the recordMarch 23, 2011
make--make no mistake, we are here today because the EPA has overstepped its bounds and it does not respect the authority of the individual States.
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Pete Olson
Republican · Texas

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Olson criticizes the EPA for overreaching and disregarding state authority.

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