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Ron Wyden: “We're causing the problem, driving up the cost by 40 percent, and then we're offering what percent relief from that…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2023
We're causing the problem, driving up the cost by 40 percent, and then we're offering what percent relief from that burden?
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Senator Johnson highlights the issue of rising costs due to regulations.

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