Business community said we simply can't do business in LA, Mr. Governor. And he established the Air Resources Board. Three years later was Richard Nixon codified [the California Air Resources Board] under the Clean Air Act and gave California a waiver that allowed us to pursue aggressive environmental policy. And that's why California has dominated the national debate in this space, what this president has done in eight months is jaw dropping. (12:36–12:48)
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Asserts that Richard Nixon codified the California Air Resources Board under the Clean Air Act, allowing aggressive environmental policy.
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