Gavin Newsom: “What this president has done in eight months is jaw…”

“Three years later was Richard Nixon that codified that 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. What he has done to the epa, what he's done to California's leadership, he's neutralized. He's eliminated under that Clean Air act our authority to regulate tailpipe emissions.” (12:58–13:04)

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