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On the recordSeptember 28, 2015
Industry frequently talks about the costs of a rule. And when they measure the rule, they talk exclusively about the cost to themselves...
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Industry focuses only on costs to themselves, ignoring public health benefits.

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