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On the recordMay 17, 2010
Please assure me that you are not buying into this theory that under certain circumstances there may be a financial disincentive to a company from having a disaster means that the Government doesn't need to do any regulation to prevent that disaster from happening.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse questions reliance on financial incentives for corporate safety.

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