Adam Schiff: “If the Republicans go nuclear to repeal California's clean…”

“Seeds that will grow to be more asthma and more sickness and more hospitalizations and more death. That is the bleak but blatant reality of what we are debating here today. If the Republicans go nuclear to repeal California's clean air rules, it will mean shorter lives, poor quality of life. because what we're breathing in the air, and ultimately when they strike down clean water rules, what we're drinking in our water is going to be dirtier and the American people are going to be more plagued by a whole variety of cancers.” (06:43–06:53)

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