President Obama says critics always wrong with dire predictions . He also said the U.S. is not going to be a "perpetual war machine," and that he would have preferred an earlier withdrawal from Iraq. `` The draft EPA rules will get Midwest power plants to do what power plants in New England have already done and will decrease the air pollution that moves from the Midwest to our states . '' The regulations will prevent up to 6,600 premature deaths , the EPA says . Plan will cost up to $ 8.8 billion annually but bring benefits worth $ 55- $ 93 billion , EPA says .
President Obama says critics always wrong with dire predictions . He also said the U.S. is not going to be a "perpetual war machine," and that he would have preferred an earlier withdrawal from Iraq. The regulations will prevent up to 6,600 premature deaths , the EPA says . Plan will cost up to $ 8.8 billion annually but bring benefits worth $ 55- $ 93 billion , EPA says .