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Gavin Newsom: “In 1967, Ronald Reagan, then governor, agreed with you. He…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Conversation Between Gavin Newsom and Michael Savage on Politics, Health, and Society

Published | Video Starts at 32:37

You know why I moved from New York? Pollution. I left New York in the 60s to get away from the. I would be dead if I had stayed. By the way, In 1967, Ronald Reagan, then governor, agreed with you. He created the California Air Resources Board because of the smog in LA. Good for him. Wanted to clean the air. Clean Air Act, 1970. Did he do it? And our waiver was caught up. That's what Trump's attacking right now. (32:37–32:45)

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Asserts that Ronald Reagan created the California Air Resources Board in 1967 due to smog issues in Los Angeles.

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