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John Thune: “If the Senator from Kansas will yield quickly in closing on one point, is the Senator aware of any group that was…”

On the recordFebruary 17, 2012
If the Senator from Kansas will yield quickly in closing on one point, is the Senator aware of any group that was consulted on this? Were there any farm organizations that were brought into this or had any input into this? As the Senator mentioned, was this solicited by anyone? Was there any rationale based upon data collected about safety or that sort of thing that necessitated that they use such a heavyhanded, big-government approach to addressing what they perceived to be a problem?
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota
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Feb 17, 2012

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