the Executive order is like the DETER Act we introduced, except without the certainty and without the assurance of penalty.
Chris Van Hollen: “the Executive order is like the DETER Act we introduced, except without the certainty and without the assurance of…”
On the recordSeptember 11, 2018
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Critique of the Executive order's lack of deterrent effect compared to the DETER Act.
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