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Lamar Smith: The last thing we need are more government regulations which are ineffective and don't have any significant impact.

On the recordSeptember 14, 2016
The last thing we need are more government regulations which are ineffective and don't have any significant impact.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

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Smith argues against additional government regulations on emissions, favoring technological solutions instead.

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