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Mike Lee: “We are subjecting the American economy to an estimated $2 trillion, nearly $2 trillion in annual regulatory compliance…”

On the recordApril 29, 2014
We are subjecting the American economy to an estimated $2 trillion, nearly $2 trillion in annual regulatory compliance costs.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Lee highlights the significant costs of regulatory compliance on the economy.

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