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On the recordFebruary 7, 2012
Well, many of my Republican colleagues talk about the cost of complying with EPA's rules as if the money spent on pollution controls and upgrades goes into a black hole.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman critiques the perception of compliance costs as wasted money.

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