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John Conyers: “This means that agency officials will now be required to balance the costs of an air pollution standard with the costs…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2013
This means that agency officials will now be required to balance the costs of an air pollution standard with the costs of how many anticipated lives and illnesses that will result in the absence of such regulations.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers explains how H.R. 2122 forces cost-benefit analysis over health regulations.

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