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Scott Garrett: “I agree with the testimony of Professor Coffee that this committee seems to be rushing from the first Jobs Act to kind…”

On the recordApril 8, 2014
I agree with the testimony of Professor Coffee that this committee seems to be rushing from the first Jobs Act to kind of a 'Jobs Act II,' without fully understanding the consequences of the first law.
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Scott Garrett
New Jersey

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Garrett expresses concern about rushing into new legislation without understanding previous impacts.

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