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Mark Warner: “I think our record... has been kind of spotty on that, that the nature of agencies are to always--power, prestige, and…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
I think our record... has been kind of spotty on that, that the nature of agencies are to always--power, prestige, and sometimes money is directly related to the volume of regulations put out.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Warner critiques the regulatory burden and the incentives for agencies to increase regulations.

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