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Sheldon Whitehouse: “There are huge benefits, net benefits if you look at both sides of the ledger.”

On the recordJuly 28, 2014
There are huge benefits, net benefits if you look at both sides of the ledger.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse argues that environmental regulations often yield significant benefits.

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