I also rise for states rights. The majority is falsely claiming that certain states are abusing their authority, their literal states rights, if they deny traditional energy projects in their states. States of Washington and New York have provided the committee with documents outlining that the projects they've denied would have failed to meet the state water quality standards. and that violated their state environmental policy acts and would have adverse environmental impacts. The GOP is ignoring the fact, ignoring that fact and weaponizing false claims to to weaken state and tribal authority. (02:19–02:29)
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Asserts that Washington and New York provided documents showing denied projects failed state water quality standards.
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