Lateefah Simon: “They are not. That is why I think we have to be very, very careful in…”

On the recordJuly 11, 1995

They are not. That is why I think we have to be very, very careful in this area. If I may regain my time just for a minute, when you talk, for example, in an area that the Senator from Louisiana knows much about, and the Presiding Officer does, and I do, and that is flood control, then when you talk about cost-benefit, it is very easy. When you talk about something like asthma, then you are talking about something where it becomes very, very difficult.

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Discussing the complexities of cost-benefit analysis in relation to flood control and asthma.

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