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Henry Waxman: “When it is proven that there are substantial health risks and after a cost-benefit analysis that this makes sense”

On the recordOctober 24, 2011
When it is proven that there are substantial health risks and after a cost-benefit analysis that this makes sense
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman discusses the conditions under which federal intervention is justified.

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