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On the recordApril 23, 2013
It would be outrageous, really, if this small family-run business has to stop providing a service for local families with pets because the cost of compliance with the regulations, of dubious environmental benefit at least in this instance, is just too high.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski critiques the potential impact of regulations on small businesses.

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