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On the recordApril 25, 2017
I worry about Washington bureaucrats coming up with regulations from the top down, and like to see stuff actually come from the bottom up.
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Blake Farenthold
Republican · Texas

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Farenthold expresses concern over top-down regulations and advocates for bottom-up approaches.

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