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Ben Cardin: “The cost benefit analysis that we go through when looking at EPA rules under the Clean Air Act or under the Clean Water…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
The cost benefit analysis that we go through when looking at EPA rules under the Clean Air Act or under the Clean Water Act, there are direct savings as Senator Boxer discussed, the number of premature deaths that will be saved, the number of work days that parents have to stay home because their child can't breathe, or the days lost at summer camp because children can't go to camp.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the benefits of EPA regulations on health and economic savings.

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