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On the recordJuly 24, 2012
Hopefully this measure which is moving forward in the House this week to freeze all regulations in its track, a chainsaw throughout the whole government, won't move forward because even though the stated purpose of that bill is to protect small businesses, the fact of the matter is, it is the end-users who rely on the futures market for energy who would be hurt by freezing that regulation from going into effect.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney warns against a bill that would freeze regulations, arguing it would harm energy market end-users.

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