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John Kerry: When the government steps in and creates a dislocation rather than Mother Nature, and people are selling their boats or…

On the recordOctober 2, 2011
When the government steps in and creates a dislocation rather than Mother Nature, and people are selling their boats or their homes, we have a disaster, an economic disaster.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Kerry highlights the economic disaster caused by government intervention in fishing.

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