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Michael Bennet: “It's also not, not in fact, what Section 110 of the Clean…”

Featuring: Michael Bennet, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Colorado

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Bennet Forces Vote on Senate Floor to Overturn EPA's Disapproval of Colorado Regional Haze Plan

Published | Video Starts at 02:17

… violate the Constitution's takings clause, or, in other words, not constitute an illegal government seizure of private property. But that's an impossible case for the state to make, Mr. President. It's also not, not in fact, what Section 110 of the Clean Air act requires, or what Congress ever intended. And to make matters worse, EPA made this shift without any meaningful public input. And the consequences of President Trump and Lee Zeldin's actions are real are real for Colorado and for the west and for this country. (02:17–02:27)

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Asserts that Section 110 of the Clean Air Act does not require what the EPA alleges, nor was it Congress's intention.

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