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Maurice Hinchey: “If we can prevent pollution from occurring and dangers to the public health, we certainly ought to do that because we…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2010
If we can prevent pollution from occurring and dangers to the public health, we certainly ought to do that because we have huge examples for many centuries in this country where we haven't prevented the pollution and we end up having to pay a lot more to clean it up after it occurs.
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Maurice Hinchey
New York

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Hinchey advocates for preventing pollution and protecting public health.

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