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On the recordJuly 24, 2017
It has been your testimony and studies that we have been looking at in the Office of Management and Budget has found that major Federal regulations have produced annual benefits to the U.S. economy of between $269 billion and $872 billion.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

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Plaskett highlights the significant economic benefits of federal regulations based on testimony.

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