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Jerry Moran: But our principal point with regard to this resolution is that we should be balanced in the information we present to…

On the recordJuly 9, 1996
But our principal point with regard to this resolution is that we should be balanced in the information we present to the American people. We ought to review the costs. Absolutely we ought to review how it is tying up States and localities and private businesses. But we also need to balance that with an estimate, an understanding of the benefits, so we give the American people the cost and the benefits, let them decide, and that is the way we can make the best judgment as well. This resolution does not address benefits; it only addresses the costs. And I think to act responsibly we need to look at both.
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Jerry Moran
Republican · Kansas

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Discussing the need for balanced information on regulations during a floor speech.

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