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Shelley Moore Capito: “In reference to the bills, in my opinion, it does not undermine the Clean Air Act; it does not throw out the 2008 or…”

On the recordMay 22, 2017
In reference to the bills, in my opinion, it does not undermine the Clean Air Act; it does not throw out the 2008 or 2015 standards or otherwise erode those existing protections.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Senator Capito defends the bills' alignment with the Clean Air Act.

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