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Sheldon Whitehouse: “We also know overall that, at least at the 70 ppb standard, the estimated health care savings and benefits, the…”

On the recordJune 2, 2015
We also know overall that, at least at the 70 ppb standard, the estimated health care savings and benefits, the estimated environmental savings and benefits, the estimated economic savings and benefits from that rule could add as much as $13 million, whereas the costs would only be $3.9 billion.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Discussing the economic benefits of stricter ozone standards.

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