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On the recordApril 29, 2014
It sounds like we get back to Senator McCaskill's point that the best deterrent--though I still think consumer education and warnings on those ads would be very helpful, but the best deterrent is going to be aggressive prosecution, although I will tell you what will happen. They will just move on to the next scam.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins discusses the importance of prosecution in deterring scams despite ongoing risks.

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