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On the recordOctober 24, 2011
I think if you talk to the people I represent, they say for far too long the Congress has wholesale given its legislative prerogative over to agencies like the EPA who are not elected, who are not accountable to the people.
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Robert Hurt
Republican · Virginia

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Hurt emphasizes the need for Congress to reclaim its legislative authority from the EPA.

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