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Robert Dornan: “Mr. Chairman, I would say to my distinguished Democratic colleagues that everything you are saying is important and…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 1995
Mr. Chairman, I would say to my distinguished Democratic colleagues that everything you are saying is important and compelling. And as my good friend, the ranking Democrat on the Committee on Rules, Joe Moakley knows, I am a Molly Maguire at heart, not a Pinkerton guard hired by management when it comes to worker safety. However, the problem is we are creating a devastating burden upon the States with all of these mandates and not funding it. We have to find out how to make this relationship with our States work. I wanted to insert a statement in the Record that highlights some of the California problems because the figures are tough.
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Robert Dornan
Republican · California
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Discussing the impact of federal mandates on state governments.

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