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On the recordMay 21, 2019
So you now work at the Department and are involved in regulating the same industry you recently represented.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan
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Editor's note · Context

Tlaib highlights the conflict of interest in Jones' regulatory role.

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