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Steve Womack: “Mr. Chairman, how would you call that anything but intimidation? You are the heavy hand of government standing in a…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
Mr. Chairman, how would you call that anything but intimidation? You are the heavy hand of government standing in a retailer's office basically intimidating them to the point where they stop selling a product that is on their shelves. How do you justify that?
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Steve Womack
Republican · Arkansas

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Womack criticizes government intimidation of retailers regarding product sales.

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