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On the recordNovember 13, 2017
Industry has asked for a free pass in this Administration, and the majority seems happy to oblige.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse accuses the majority of accommodating industry requests at the expense of regulations.

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