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On the recordFebruary 3, 2009
If we have got good regulation, and good is not synonymous with a lot of regulation necessarily, but if we have intelligent regulation and the rest of the world doesn't follow us, well, that is too bad, because I think in the end, it will be recognized that we have the best and the business will come here.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer argues that effective regulation will attract business despite global competition.

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