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Frank Lautenberg: And to our colleagues who claim that these measures will be too costly to business, we have to ask, what about the…

On the recordMarch 19, 2012
And to our colleagues who claim that these measures will be too costly to business, we have to ask, what about the health costs of breathing dirty air, and how do you put a price on human life?
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Lautenberg questions the cost arguments against pollution measures in light of health impacts.

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