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Lamar Alexander: “The administration's proposal to cut State regulatory grants--a proposal that is based on the unsupported assumption…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2010
The administration's proposal to cut State regulatory grants--a proposal that is based on the unsupported assumption that State permit fees can be quickly raised to fill the budget hole--is completely unrealistic.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Alexander criticizes the unrealistic assumptions behind proposed budget cuts.

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