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Sheldon Whitehouse: “The benefits of the Clean Air Act, according to a 2011 EPA assessment, will outweigh its costs by a ratio of 30 to one.”

On the recordJuly 22, 2014
The benefits of the Clean Air Act, according to a 2011 EPA assessment, will outweigh its costs by a ratio of 30 to one.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse emphasizes the economic benefits of the Clean Air Act compared to its costs.

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