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On the recordJune 27, 2013
I am open to ideas on tweaking the regulatory process in modest ways to make regulatory compliance easier for small businesses and perhaps finding better ways for small business to provide input to specific rules. As drafted, though, [the bill] . . . simply goes too far.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen expresses openness to regulatory improvements but criticizes the bill's drastic measures.

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