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Blake Farenthold: “It seems ridiculous that we have to go through this many regulatory hoops to regulate one activity.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2013
It seems ridiculous that we have to go through this many regulatory hoops to regulate one activity.

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Criticizing excessive regulation in the hydraulic fracking industry.

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