Jared Huffman: “There's this thing called the Administrative Procedures act…”

“The implication is that they have a free hand to do this. And the gentleman knows statutorily there's no limitation for them. The gentleman knows full well. There's this thing called the Administrative Procedures act and that arbitrary and capricious actions by regulators are challenged in court. And if someone did what the gentleman has continued to describe, I'm going to reclaim my time. If someone did what the gentleman has repeatedly described, they would be sued the next day and they would lose.” (04:15–04:24)

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