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Paul E. Kanjorski: “I have never seen anything in the world more devious or backdoor to come in to Federal regulation than doing it this…”

On the recordJune 23, 2009
I have never seen anything in the world more devious or backdoor to come in to Federal regulation than doing it this way, and with the least amount of real direct effect.
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Paul E. Kanjorski
Pennsylvania

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Kanjorski criticizes the approach to federal regulation of insurance.

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