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On the recordJuly 18, 2012
Regulations are not meant for the good players. No regulation is ever meant for the good players. They are only meant to say, 'There is the line. Bad players can't cross here.'
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Michael Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Capuano explains the purpose of regulations in distinguishing between good and bad actors.

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