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John Barrasso: “The Environmental Protection Agency ought to be focused on the gulf, not on something that theoretically may make a…”

On the recordJune 10, 2010
The Environmental Protection Agency ought to be focused on the gulf, not on something that theoretically may make a difference 100 years from now. At a time when emissions are going up in China and going up in India and going up in Russia, going up all around the world, the Environmental Protection Agency says: I want to handcuff the American economy, handcuff the small businesses of this country. At a time with 9.7 percent unemployment, let's make it tougher on Americans--that is what the Environmental Protection Agency wants to do.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming
Source
govinfo.gov
Jun 10, 2010

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Senator Barrasso criticizes the EPA's focus on long-term regulations instead of addressing the Gulf oil disaster.

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