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Mike Crapo: “I think we would be much better served if our regulatory system allowed our regulators to focus on risk and regulate to…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2015
I think we would be much better served if our regulatory system allowed our regulators to focus on risk and regulate to that rather than forcing them to utilize arbitrary numbers.
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Mike Crapo
Republican · Idaho

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Crapo emphasizes the need for risk-based regulation over arbitrary thresholds.

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