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On the recordMay 5, 2010
Well, I think we were all sort of--and I think Senator Corker was not only being his usual insightful and charming self, but the reality is had we started in this all fresh, there would be one agency dealing with these products that virtually can be substituted easily one for another.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed reflects on the ideal scenario of having a single regulatory agency.

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