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Summer Lee: I do not agree with the premise of this hearing that the regulatory scheme hinders, if you will, the economic…

On the recordSeptember 19, 2012
I do not agree with the premise of this hearing that the regulatory scheme hinders, if you will, the economic opportunities of Americans.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Sheila Jackson Lee defends the regulatory scheme's importance for economic opportunities.

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