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On the recordJuly 9, 2013
It strikes me that the issue here is basically not about the delay because the businesses asked for the delay and the Government gave it to them.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott emphasizes that the delay in regulations was requested by businesses and granted by the government.

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