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On the recordMarch 4, 2012
It always sounds easier, you know, on the surface, but when you kind of dig into it, sometimes I think we ask for more than we can expect to get.
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Jo Ann Emerson
Republican · Missouri

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Emerson discusses the complexities of data collection for compliance with regulations.

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