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Byron Dorgan: I say that my understanding of the Glenn-Chafee substitute is that it requires that the agency use a cost-effectiveness…

On the recordJuly 17, 1995
I say that my understanding of the Glenn-Chafee substitute is that it requires that the agency use a cost-effectiveness standard, and the cost effectiveness standard, in looking at which regulatory scheme or approach to use, is substantially different than what I believe your proposal would require, which is the least-cost standard. You might find a standard that is the least cost but is less appropriate than the most cost-effective standard. That is how I view the differences in these proposals.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing differences between regulatory proposals during Senate debate.

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