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On the recordMay 18, 2009
Congress did create an exemption, an antitrust exemption, for RPM under State fair trade statutes. However, Congress ultimately graded that a 37-year-old natural experiment--graded it a failure.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Historical reference to Congress's past actions on RPM and its failure.

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