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On the recordOctober 5, 2011
I thank the gentleman. I think the very argument that you just made is one that I would like to utilize and suggest that conformity could be 3 or 5. And I'm suggesting conformity should be 3 years, with the EPA doing just as you said, having the discretion to give more time. I think it shows us, as a Congress, being as balanced for jobs--which I know that you're trying to do--as trying to save lives. And there are lives that are impacted by the conditions that these companies generate. {time} 1700
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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