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Peter Roskam: Legislatures tend to lag real life. It is just the way it is.

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
Legislatures tend to lag real life. It is just the way it is.
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Peter Roskam
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Roskam comments on the slow pace of legislative response compared to real-world developments.

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