John Sarbanes actually said...

Some of the questions you have been asked are, I think, based on a faulty premise, which is that environmental regulation and caution in terms of how we proceed with respect to potential impact on the environment is inherently inimical to economic development and jobs, when in fact there is a tremendous amount of economic benefit that comes from smart stewardship of our environment.

11/16/2011

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