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Howard Griffith: “When we have new regulations, no matter how well intentioned and how much they might save somebody money, when you add…”

On the recordJune 28, 2012
When we have new regulations, no matter how well intentioned and how much they might save somebody money, when you add $1,000 more to the cost of a car by 2016 and a total by $3,000 more by 2025, you are basically saying that a lot of folks in my district won't ever be able to afford to buy a new car.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

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Griffith expresses concern about new regulations making cars unaffordable for his constituents.

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