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Ed Whitfield: “But the truth of the matter is EPA cannot look at costs when setting the standard.”

On the recordJune 15, 2015
But the truth of the matter is EPA cannot look at costs when setting the standard.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Whitfield discusses the EPA's inability to consider costs in regulatory standards.

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