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On the recordJune 11, 2013
I think all of government is well intended. But as we continue to throw more and more government at problems, you do reach that point of diminishing returns.
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Lester Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson discusses the diminishing returns of increasing government regulations.

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