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Arlen Specter: So the essence of the Senator's position is that the prohibition against reissuing a rule ``substantially in the same…

On the recordMarch 6, 2001
So the essence of the Senator's position is that the prohibition against reissuing a rule ``substantially in the same form'' is not a real impediment to the Secretary of Labor and of the current administration picking up the issue and coming out with a new regulation.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Discussing regulatory authority of the Secretary of Labor.

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