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On the recordMay 16, 2012
I think when we have consent decrees where nobody admits any guilt and they only pay a relatively minor fine, that it will not change bad behavior.
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Bill Posey
Republican · Florida

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Posey argues that minor fines without admissions of guilt fail to deter wrongdoing.

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