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On the recordMarch 25, 2014
Had we started out CFATS with the framework that said we are going to bring all the industry together and say how do we best solve this problem--that is not what we did with CFATS.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn criticizes the initial approach to CFATS and advocates for industry collaboration.

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