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Susan Collins: “Federal agencies are at work on more than 4,200 new rules, 845 of which affect small businesses; 224 of these rules are…”

On the recordApril 13, 2011
Federal agencies are at work on more than 4,200 new rules, 845 of which affect small businesses; 224 of these rules are major rules--that means that their impact is $100 million or more.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins presents statistics on the regulatory burden facing small businesses.

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