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On the recordMarch 13, 2012
I just want to make certain, absolute certain, that in this need to find this safe environment by the Department of Labor, that you don't overreact, that you don't overreach, and that we don't fundamentally alter the way that rural Americans have lived their lives.
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Jerry Moran
Republican · Kansas

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Moran emphasizes the importance of not overregulating rural life in safety efforts.

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