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On the recordJuly 10, 2012
You can't ask the government for a market-based compliance program and then blame the government or ask the government to not fully enforce the law because you were fooled by the free market.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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DeGette criticizes the hypocrisy of blaming the government for market failures while advocating for market solutions.

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