Risk assessment and cost/benefit analysis for new regulations:.

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  • P J Landrigan
چکیده

The Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred title III of the bill (H.R. 9) to create jobs, enhance wages, strengthen property rights, maintain certain economic liberties, decentralize and reduce the power of the Federal Government with respect to the States, localities, and citizens of the United States, and to increase the accountability of Federal officials, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. The amendment is as follows: Strike title III and insert the following:

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS

دوره 5 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1995