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On the recordOctober 12, 2011
My job isn't to dictate whether that is a rational law or an irrational law. My job is to facilitate the marketplace in a way that makes it cost-effective.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the role of facilitating market decisions at the state level.

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