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Richard Shelby: But laws aren't worth the paper they are written on if they are not properly enforced.

On the recordMarch 9, 2009
But laws aren't worth the paper they are written on if they are not properly enforced.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Stressing the importance of enforcing laws for investor protection.

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