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Rush Holt: “At some point, that becomes a convenient excuse for a legislative strategy designed to produce political slogans rather…”

On the recordJune 5, 2013
At some point, that becomes a convenient excuse for a legislative strategy designed to produce political slogans rather than public laws.
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Rush Holt
New Jersey

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Holt criticizes the legislative strategy for prioritizing slogans over effective laws.

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I think it is important to ask really what this is all about, just not get lost in the weeds.

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Come on, let's not play games. You don't want it unionized. Why? Tell me.

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The initiative you consider today is not about transparency or sound science; it apparently is about reducing regulations.

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This kind of legislation exists in a fantasy land where President Obama is somehow shutting down U.S. energy production, not in the real world.

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