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On the recordFebruary 3, 2010
Is that current model something that could be changed? Let's say you were to, a State were to basically say hey, we are going to start over again. We are going to do a different approach. Is that the kind of thing a State could really be innovative on, or has the Federal Government just got them locked down?
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri

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The speaker is questioning the flexibility of states to innovate under federal regulations.

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