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On the recordMay 18, 2009
If you adopt the rule that the legislation proposes, then pro-competitive effects are no longer considered.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Wilson warns that proposed legislation may ignore benefits of competition.

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