On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
I think there are some legitimate concerns here about cost-benefit analysis and particularly when you have said yourself since you have been at EPA, the costs have never exceeded the benefits.
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congress.govI think there are some legitimate concerns here about cost-benefit analysis and particularly when you have said yourself since you have been at EPA, the costs have never exceeded the benefits.
Whitfield questions the validity of EPA's cost-benefit analysis regarding health regulations.
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