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Mike Capuano: “I am convinced that anything that we ever do will be gamed, which is why Congress exists, to play whack-a-mole with…”

On the recordJune 25, 2013
I am convinced that anything that we ever do will be gamed, which is why Congress exists, to play whack-a-mole with everybody else.
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Mike Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Capuano expresses skepticism about regulatory effectiveness.

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