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Ben Cardin: “The cost-benefit ratios of these laws are well-documented. Multiple factors of 40 to one in the costs associated with…”

On the recordApril 10, 2013
The cost-benefit ratios of these laws are well-documented. Multiple factors of 40 to one in the costs associated with implementing these statutes and the benefits that we receive from clean water and clean air.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin highlights the significant benefits of environmental laws compared to their costs.

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