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Sherrod Brown: “The whole philosophy of regulation seems to be that the Government can protect consumers from themselves. I think that…”

On the recordJanuary 22, 2018
The whole philosophy of regulation seems to be that the Government can protect consumers from themselves. I think that is wrong.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Critiques the idea that government can fully protect consumers.

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