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Jason Smith: If this administration cannot be bothered to explain these proposed regulations to this committee and answer simple…

On the recordJune 23, 2014
If this administration cannot be bothered to explain these proposed regulations to this committee and answer simple questions from Republicans and Democrats in front of this panel of assembled experts, how can we expect them to explain these regulations to our affected constituents?
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Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri

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Criticism of the administration's lack of transparency regarding proposed regulations.

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