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On the recordFebruary 1, 2017
What is most dangerous is, because of the lack of clarity regarding the Congressional Review Act's prohibition on similar rulemakings, the agency may never take future efforts to update and improve surface mining regulations. Even if you don't like this surface protection rule, disallowing any future protections for the water and health of communities living near coal mining operations makes no sense at all. I urge my colleagues to vote against this bill.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia
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Feb 1, 2017

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