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Sheldon Whitehouse: “I think that EPA has actually tried to look at both sides of the ledger, looked at costs, and looked at benefits.”

On the recordJuly 22, 2014
I think that EPA has actually tried to look at both sides of the ledger, looked at costs, and looked at benefits.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse emphasizes the need to consider both costs and benefits in energy discussions.

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