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Debbie Stabenow: “I do feel compelled, before asking a question, to make an editorial comment, because one of the things that I can see…”

On the recordMay 24, 2010
I do feel compelled, before asking a question, to make an editorial comment, because one of the things that I can see happening, in terms of where we focus accountability, is the fact that we're not looking at, more broadly, the consequences of a philosophy of deregulation that has gone on now for many, many years.
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Debbie Stabenow
Democratic · Michigan

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Critiques the long-term effects of deregulation on accountability.

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