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On the recordMay 2, 2017
You have got to look at every mountain a little bit differently, which is why we ought to leave the Clean Water Act and allow the States to make a lot of these determinations because every mountain is different, every river is different.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Griffith emphasizes the need for state control over environmental regulations due to regional differences.

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