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Lisa Murkowski: “They found that the EPA is using what they consider to be some overly optimistic forecasts that overstate the benefits…”

On the recordApril 23, 2013
They found that the EPA is using what they consider to be some overly optimistic forecasts that overstate the benefits of regulation and understates their cost.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski references a U.S. Chamber of Commerce study criticizing EPA's regulatory forecasts.

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