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Jay Inslee: “I think it's simply fair to call it the ``dirty air act'' because that's what you get if this legislation passes. You…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2011
I think it's simply fair to call it the ``dirty air act'' because that's what you get if this legislation passes. You get dirty air. If you pass a dirty air act, you get dirty air. I think it's a fair assessment of what it does.
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Jay Inslee
Democratic · Washington
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govinfo.gov
Feb 8, 2011

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is criticizing proposed legislation related to air quality.

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