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Alex Padilla: “California's clear, long standing authority under the Clean…”

Featuring: Alex Padilla, Democratic | U.S. Senate from California

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Senator Alex Padilla's Objection to Trump's EPA Nominations and Defense of California's Climate Leadership

Published | Video Starts at 08:52

They took advantage of the EPA's clear abuse of the CRA to go nuclear, first overriding the procedural limits in the text of the CRA itself and then second by overturning the parliamentarian's decision, all in a quest to do away with with California's clear, long standing authority under the Clean Air Act. That's unacceptable because thanks to the Clear Air act and California's authority in it for 50 years, California exercised its authority and leadership to set its own emission standards to protect the health of our residents. (08:52–08:59)

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Asserts that California has a long-standing authority under the Clean Air Act.

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