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Adam Schiff: “I hope it's not the day we decided that we could eliminate a…”

Featuring: Adam Schiff, Democratic | U.S. Senate, California

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Adam Schiff's Senate Speech on California's Clean Air Waiver and Filibuster Implications

Published | Video Starts at 14:46

I hope it's not the day that we made it easier to pollute California's skies. I hope it's not the date we made it easier to make water filled with more forever chemicals like pfas. I hope it's not the day we decided that we could eliminate a state's right to control the quality of the air that their citizens breathe or the water they drink. And I hope it's not the day we decided that it was worth getting rid of the filibuster to satisfy the fossil fuel industry. And with that, I yield back. (14:46–14:55)

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Asserts concern about potential policy changes that could remove state control over air and water quality.

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