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Sam Farr: “I tell folks at home when they ask me all about this thing, I say it is like setting a speed limit and then not having…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2012
I tell folks at home when they ask me all about this thing, I say it is like setting a speed limit and then not having any cops.
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Sam Farr
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Farr compares regulatory oversight to enforcing speed limits without police.

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