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Kirsten Gillibrand: “I need you to care about human health and really believe that the cost, when human health is at risk, when people are…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
I need you to care about human health and really believe that the cost, when human health is at risk, when people are dying, is far higher than it is the cost to that polluter to clean up the air and change their processes.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand emphasizes prioritizing human health over costs in environmental regulations.

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