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Ed Markey: But that very same report estimates the benefits of regulations to be between $68 billion and $103 billion per year.

On the recordJune 6, 2016
But that very same report estimates the benefits of regulations to be between $68 billion and $103 billion per year.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the financial benefits of regulations compared to their costs.

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