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Jeff Flake: “It is not often that one gets to go to the House floor and actually vote on substantive legislation that will roll back…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2001
It is not often that one gets to go to the House floor and actually vote on substantive legislation that will roll back regulation. It is equally a rare opportunity to stand and commend the Senate for doing the right thing before we get here. Today we get to do both. I appreciate this opportunity. I stand in strong support of this legislation. There is never a good time to saddle business with the costs that this will saddle them with. Today and this time is a particularly bad time given the soft economy.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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Expressing support for legislation aimed at rolling back regulation during a House floor debate.

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