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Elijah Cummings: “Yet we know that regulations are necessary to protect the health, welfare, and safety of the American public.”

On the recordMay 24, 2011
Yet we know that regulations are necessary to protect the health, welfare, and safety of the American public.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings defends regulations as essential for public safety and welfare.

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