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On the recordJune 13, 2023
If you do not, it did not seem like the penalties were substantial. I wonder, should we substantially increase the penalties for defrauding the government of the United States such that people really think twice about doing what so many did?
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Romney questions the adequacy of penalties for government fraud.

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