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John Shimkus: “Yes. And the only enforcement mechanism under the recently reduced rule is through citizen suits and more litigation.”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2015
Yes. And the only enforcement mechanism under the recently reduced rule is through citizen suits and more litigation.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus highlights the limitations of enforcement in the new rule.

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