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Susan Collins: “If you did a poll of the American people, I doubt that you would find very many who have ever heard of OIRA, and yet the…”

On the recordApril 13, 2011
If you did a poll of the American people, I doubt that you would find very many who have ever heard of OIRA, and yet the office that you head is extraordinarily important in reviewing all regulations that go through the Federal process.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins highlights the significance of OIRA despite its low public recognition.

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