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Henry Waxman: “I would respectfully submit that if they are losing their jobs, it is not because of regulation.”

On the recordJune 28, 2012
I would respectfully submit that if they are losing their jobs, it is not because of regulation.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman argues job losses in coal are due to market competition, not regulation.

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