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Frank Riggs: “Is it the intent of the Committee on the Judiciary that the Commission be free to study the public safety costs that…”

On the recordMarch 5, 1996
Is it the intent of the Committee on the Judiciary that the Commission be free to study the public safety costs that gambling operations, including those operations on Indian reservations, impose on local government and local law enforcement agencies?
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Frank Riggs
California

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Inquiring about the intent of the Committee on the Judiciary regarding gambling operations and public safety costs.

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