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Lee Terry: “I feel that it is time that the independent agencies adopt this and that is why I have introduced H.R. 2204, the…”

On the recordJuly 6, 2011
I feel that it is time that the independent agencies adopt this and that is why I have introduced H.R. 2204, the Employment Act, which will require that all major regulations include a statement of the number of jobs created, lost, or sent overseas because of the new rules and regulations.
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Lee Terry
Nebraska

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Terry introduced legislation to mandate job impact statements for major regulations.

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