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Tim Walberg: Our legislation simply said if you are going to do it, there have to be safeguards.

On the recordMay 17, 2017
Our legislation simply said if you are going to do it, there have to be safeguards.
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Tim Walberg
Republican · Michigan

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Walberg discusses the need for safeguards in state-imposed benefit mandates.

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