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On the recordMarch 14, 2018
My concern just is that I was thinking if there are enough controls currently to prevent CFIUS from misusing its authority to thwart transactions for reasons that may be loosely associated with national security so for other reasons, and it should be tight.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks expresses concern about CFIUS potentially misusing its authority regarding national security.

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