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Jim Risch: What we draw up here, in our minds everything is neat and clean and orderly. But when the bureaucracy gets a hold of it…

On the recordMay 15, 2013
What we draw up here, in our minds everything is neat and clean and orderly. But when the bureaucracy gets a hold of it, they start writing rules and regulations that we do not have any control over and it just becomes a nightmare for people.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch highlights the disconnect between legislative intent and bureaucratic implementation.

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