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Paul Tonko: “Not only does this incentivize frivolous litigation and delay compliance, it creates a bad precedent.”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2017
Not only does this incentivize frivolous litigation and delay compliance, it creates a bad precedent.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Criticizing the BRICK Act for potentially encouraging legal challenges and compliance delays.

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