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Gerry Connolly: “It is indeed a false choice. And in terms of responsibility for our actions, I would point out to Dr. DesJarlais that…”

On the recordMay 23, 2011
It is indeed a false choice. And in terms of responsibility for our actions, I would point out to Dr. DesJarlais that EPA is responsible for the fact that air pollution is down 60 percent in this country over 40 years, while our GDP has gone up 207 percent.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly argues that environmental protection and production can coexist.

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