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David Cay Johnston: “At the end of the 5-year period, it would sunset. Keep in mind that it did not get on the schedule and that the person…”

On the recordJuly 11, 1995
At the end of the 5-year period, it would sunset. Keep in mind that it did not get on the schedule and that the person at the agency was in charge of the schedule, and so he or she could advance the rule as quickly as he could. Would the Senator say that 5 years is not a sufficient time?
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David Cay Johnston
West Virginia

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Discussing the timeline and scheduling of a regulatory rule.

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