Susan Collins actually said...

"Now, I doubt that any small business that was subjected to this new regulation would consider it a benefit to have to hire new employees specifically to comply with the regulation."

"Well, I want to thank you for taking a look at many of the regulations that have been issued and applying a more common sense approach, so that we can achieve benefits without so overburdening our bus..."

"Does OIRA look at whether there is a less expensive way of achieving the benefits that EPA or other agencies might propose?"

"What I have found is that cost-benefit analysis can be subjected to very strange interpretations on what is the benefit."