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Gerry Connolly: “But presumably, again, we use that word externalities, but, I mean, the value of a human life, the prevention of the…”

On the recordMay 24, 2011
But presumably, again, we use that word externalities, but, I mean, the value of a human life, the prevention of the loss of it has to factor in to the decision about whether or not A, to enforce regulations and/or new regulations, I mean, to impose, and second, to enforce those that are existing, is that not correct?
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly argues that human life value should influence regulatory decisions.

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