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On the recordNovember 13, 2017
Over and over again, instead of this Committee looking at both sides of the ledger, we hear only about one side of the ledger.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse criticizes the Committee for not considering both environmental costs and benefits.

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