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Tom Rice: This idea from the federal bureaucracy that you are going to throw a wet blanket over everybody is just absolutely…

On the recordNovember 20, 2013
This idea from the federal bureaucracy that you are going to throw a wet blanket over everybody is just absolutely absurd.
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Tom Rice
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Critique of federal regulations affecting short-haul drivers.

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