On the recordMay 24, 2011
So just to clarify on it, $100 million nationwide, so $2 million per State, added altogether in aggregate, that suddenly becomes an unfunded mandate.
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Lankford discusses the implications of financial thresholds for regulations as unfunded mandates.
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