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John Kerry: Under your language of least-cost alternative, and the distinction between quantifiable and nonquantifiable, the agency…

On the recordJuly 11, 1995
Under your language of least-cost alternative, and the distinction between quantifiable and nonquantifiable, the agency would be restricted to the $100 expenditure and 100 lives, even though $105 could save you 150 lives.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Discussing the implications of cost restrictions on agency decisions.

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