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Richard Shelby: “Would it not be more cost effective to allow the market to work and instead support these industries by eliminating some…”

On the recordApril 10, 2013
Would it not be more cost effective to allow the market to work and instead support these industries by eliminating some of the severely burdensome tax and regulatory policies that are a true hindrance to doing business in the United States rather than create a mandatory $1 billion program?
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby questions the effectiveness of government programs versus market-driven solutions for manufacturing.

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