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On the recordApril 28, 2014
Costs would still come into play in figuring out how best to regulate a chemical, but we shouldn't use cost to determine whether the public should be protected from a chemical exposure.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman emphasizes public safety over cost in chemical regulation.

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