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Cynthia Lummis: “Well, I can elucidate this: $5 million over 5 years, as opposed to $8.6 million over 4 years, and without actually now…”

On the recordJanuary 8, 2014
Well, I can elucidate this: $5 million over 5 years, as opposed to $8.6 million over 4 years, and without actually now proposing a rule.
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Cynthia Lummis
Republican · Wyoming

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Lummis compared costs of rule revisions to highlight excessive spending.

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