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On the recordMay 24, 2011
But you might agree that if a subsequent administration finds that, deliberately or inadvertently, there is in fact, by the issuance of a permit, the circumvention of existing statutory framework with respect to regulation, it is incumbent upon that administration to enforce the law.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly emphasizes the responsibility of administrations to enforce laws regarding permits.

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