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On the recordOctober 3, 2011
I don't buy the argument that this is entirely detrimental to our economy to have clean air. I think the opposite is absolutely true.
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Jerry McNerney
Democratic · California

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McNerney argues that clean air initiatives can benefit the economy.

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