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Ed Whitfield: The volume of regulations, the underestimated cost of the regulations, the direct job loss caused by the regulations…

On the recordJune 18, 2012
The volume of regulations, the underestimated cost of the regulations, the direct job loss caused by the regulations, and the very brazen legal theories advocated by EPA attorneys has demonstrated in my view a callous disregard of some legal precedents.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Whitfield expresses concern over the negative impacts of EPA regulations on jobs and legal standards.

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