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Frank Lucas: “But with unemployment stuck at nine percent, I am not willing to just stand by and keep my fingers crossed, so to speak…”

On the recordOctober 11, 2011
But with unemployment stuck at nine percent, I am not willing to just stand by and keep my fingers crossed, so to speak, that the flaws in the proposed rules will be fixed.
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Frank Lucas
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lucas expresses urgency in addressing regulatory flaws due to high unemployment.

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