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David Schweikert: “But if I was going to maximize public safety, does that safety really come from a command-and-control regulatory…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
But if I was going to maximize public safety, does that safety really come from a command-and-control regulatory environment or does it come by actually sort of indemnification and insurance environment where the insurance world is actually able to think outside the box, think of other types of mitigation?
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David Schweikert
Republican · Arizona

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Schweikert discusses the effectiveness of insurance versus regulatory approaches for public safety.

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