On the recordDecember 16, 2014
EPA's analysis that the benefits are between $6 billion and $13 billion and the costs around $4 billion, that analysis is not a first effort by EPA.
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congress.govSheldon Whitehouse: “EPA's analysis that the benefits are between $6 billion and $13 billion and the costs around $4 billion, that analysis…”
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EPA has consistently analyzed benefits and costs of clean air regulations.
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