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John Barrasso: “But not these specific consequences, because it seems to me that the costs are real, and the benefits truly are unknown.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2012
But not these specific consequences, because it seems to me that the costs are real, and the benefits truly are unknown.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso questions the EPA's analysis on costs versus benefits of new rules.

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