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On the recordFebruary 26, 2004
My concerns, if these rollbacks succeed, are that we will undermine not only decades of work restoring Lake Champlain, but countless other rivers, lakes and streams all over the country.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
Source
congress.gov
Feb 26, 2004

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Leahy warns about the negative impact of rollbacks on environmental restoration efforts.

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