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Elaine Chao: “Many of these regulations can slow down a project and stifle that economic progress, can create uncertainty for…”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2017
Many of these regulations can slow down a project and stifle that economic progress, can create uncertainty for businesses, the project itself, increase the time it takes to construct the project, increase the cost of that project.
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Elaine Chao

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Chao discusses the negative impact of regulations on project timelines and costs.

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