Did any of you think that there were other programs in the draft bill that could benefit from increased flexibility?

I also believe that flexibility is what states want.

Interlocks are effective, but in my home, State of South Dakota, our response to impaired driving has been a 24/7 monitoring program.

I would say--I will direct this to Ms. Fleming again.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing and taking a look at these important issues of highway and vehicle safety.

Madam President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Dakota. ____________________

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I sincerely hope it was not the intent of Dodd-Frank and those who wrote the law to create a mass exodus of capital from the United States.

Let us go home.

I hope that you will take time to understand these issues and the implications that they have for agriculture.

Let me repeat that, a terrific opportunity for European countries at the expense of our country.

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I am, in particular, concerned about the limited definition the CFTC is looking to instate for the de minimis exception when defining swap dealers.