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Darrell Issa: “So, after 40 or 50 years of the government having the ability to regulate, and after they regulated and caused you to…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
So, after 40 or 50 years of the government having the ability to regulate, and after they regulated and caused you to make capital investments just a few years ago, they are now asking you to make another major capital investment: essentially, bet your company on new equipment to deal with something that is been around for 100 years and certainly for the 50 years, 40-some years of the Clean Air Act.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Issa critiques the government's regulatory demands on businesses regarding equipment investments.

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