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On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
If confirmed, would you advocate increasing the EPA's focus on innovative technological solutions to address these and other environmental problems?
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso questions Pruitt about enhancing EPA's technological focus.

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