Mike Simpson actually said...

I think states, as I said, might be looking, or some states anyway, might be looking at it as a way of getting additional revenue.

Simpson warns that states may misuse fines for budgetary gains.

03/16/2015

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One of my advocacies is to make sure that we get grants and so forth out to rural communities.

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