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Cory Booker: When the 1972 Clean Water Act came out, everyone said the economy would be destroyed, it would cost us jobs--quite the…

On the recordJune 17, 2014
When the 1972 Clean Water Act came out, everyone said the economy would be destroyed, it would cost us jobs--quite the contrary, our economy increased.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

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Booker argues that environmental regulations have historically benefited the economy.

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