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Mike Crapo: “Federal regulators must ensure that we do not tip the balance of the scales with too heavy a hand.”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2014
Federal regulators must ensure that we do not tip the balance of the scales with too heavy a hand.
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Mike Crapo
Republican · Idaho

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Crapo warns against overly burdensome regulations that could harm the economy.

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