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Diana DeGette: “We don't believe in overregulation and we don't believe that regulations should be burdensome, especially right now with…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 2011
We don't believe in overregulation and we don't believe that regulations should be burdensome, especially right now with unemployment still over 9 percent.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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DeGette emphasizes the need for sensible regulations amid high unemployment.

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