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Summer Lee: “I think this was at the end of the term, and I think as you have listened to the questions in a Committee that is the…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2012
I think this was at the end of the term, and I think as you have listened to the questions in a Committee that is the protector of competition, it raises a concern on the issue of harm, when we give an exemption, who are we harming.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Jackson Lee emphasizes the need to consider harm when granting exemptions in legislation.

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