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Pete Stark: “In 2007 Pete Stark wrote that he believed that, on balance, the law may have done more harm than good.”

On the recordJuly 11, 2016
In 2007 Pete Stark wrote that he believed that, on balance, the law may have done more harm than good.
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Pete Stark
California

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Stark's reflection on the negative impacts of the law regarding compensation arrangements.

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