Dooley: Senate emissions bill is "a step backwards"

American Chemistry Council chief executive Cal Dooley opened a press conference held Monday by the American Materials Manufacturing Alliance to discuss concerns with an emissions bill to be debated this week by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. "We had hoped when this legislation moved to the Senate that we would see further accommodations that would assure that we could protect the high-paying manufacturing jobs that are part of our industry," said Dooley, who added the draft bill is "a step backwards."

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