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Spencer Bachus: “I think that overburdening regulations, along with higher taxes, as well as other costs being passed along to employers…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2013
I think that overburdening regulations, along with higher taxes, as well as other costs being passed along to employers, such as through the Affordable Care Act, are strangling our economy.
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Spencer Bachus
Alabama

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Bachus claims excessive regulations and taxes are harming economic growth.

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