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On the recordNovember 17, 2010
I could not understand why there was such strong resistance to the idea of ascertaining what the effects would be of any potential regulations before they were promulgated.
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Olympia Snowe
Republican · Maine

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Senator Snowe expresses confusion over resistance to evaluating regulatory impacts.

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