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Henry Waxman: “We shouldn't have a lopsided focus on the costs with no seeming consideration of the benefits.”

On the recordJuly 6, 2011
We shouldn't have a lopsided focus on the costs with no seeming consideration of the benefits.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman critiques the focus on regulatory costs over benefits.

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