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Ed Whitfield: the agency is inclined to overstate both the extent and the certainty of the benefits, while downplaying the costs.

On the recordJune 15, 2015
the agency is inclined to overstate both the extent and the certainty of the benefits, while downplaying the costs.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Whitfield criticizes the EPA for overstating benefits and ignoring costs of proposed ozone regulations.

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