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On the recordJuly 14, 2014
These regulations are in effect a pernicious charade, and one of the purposes that I see in this hearing is to remove the patina of respectability.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal criticizes regulations that disguise themselves as health protections but harm women's health.

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