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David Cay Johnston: “And that is why we have every single provision of that Clean Air Act unchanged, not overridden, and the full force and…”

On the recordJuly 17, 1995
And that is why we have every single provision of that Clean Air Act unchanged, not overridden, and the full force and effect if this bill passes. Did the Senator know the original risk assessment was proposed by a Democrat, namely me, and passed overwhelmingly here?
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David Cay Johnston
West Virginia

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Discussing the Clean Air Act during a Senate debate.

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