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Howard Griffith: “And in fact, I would submit--and I want to know if you agree--that in some ways, by having rules that don't make sense…”

On the recordMay 15, 2018
And in fact, I would submit--and I want to know if you agree--that in some ways, by having rules that don't make sense we actually might increase the mercury being deposited from foreign sources in New Jersey that Mr. Baldauf is worried about, aren't we?
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Griffith argues that illogical rules could worsen mercury pollution from foreign sources.

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